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By Dustin S. Klein & Mark Scott
Business owners who can keep their companies afloat during a global pandemic will be quite attractive to investors when the economy begins to grow again, says R. Louis Schneeberger, executive chairman at Proformex.
June 3, 2020
JumpStart’s Jerry Frantz: Chaos And Uncertainty Will Eventually Create New Opportunity
A defining attribute of entrepreneurship is agility, the ability to nimbly maneuver through both adversity and opportunity, says JumpStart's Jerry Frantz.
June 2, 2020
Park Place Technologies Buys Missouri-Based Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting
This is the second acquisition for Park Place Technologies in 2020 and its 14th since 2016. In January, Park Place acquired the network operations center of Cleveland-based IntelliNet.
May 26, 2020
Cresco Labs Reaches Deal To Acquire Four Ohio Cannabis Dispensaries
Completion of the transaction is subject to approval by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. Upon closing, Cresco would have a total of five dispensaries in Ohio – the maximum allowed by the state.
May 21, 2020
Oswald’s Bob Klonk: Supply Chain Risk Will Be A Critical Negotiating Point For Post-Pandemic Dealmaking
Health experts have stressed repeatedly that a COVID-19 vaccine is most likely at least a year away, a reality that will be on the minds of dealmakers at every turn, says Oswald Cos. CEO Chairman and CEO Robert J. Klonk.
May 21, 2020
Michael Feuer: Ready, Set, Stop!
The best-laid plans for deals, business and life often take a wrong turn, says Michael Feuer.
May 18, 2020
Axuall, UH Collaborate To Streamline Clinical Workforce Deployment
Axuall and University Hospitals’ Ventures group began to work together in 2019 to identify opportunities to leverage blockchain and digital identity to fundamentally improve the way the health system attracts, verifies, and deploys clinical talent.
May 18, 2020
MAI Capital Buys NY-Based Grisanti Capital Management
The all-equity transaction is expected to build on MAI’s recent expansion to New York City and adds an experienced team of investment professionals to MAI’s ranks. The GCM acquisition closed on May 15, and is expected to increase MAI’s assets under management by over $225 million.
May 7, 2020
Tucker Ellis’s Brian M. O’Neill: The Future Of Dealmaking Post-Pandemic Will Need Time To Take Shape
As Ohio seeks to reopen its economy in the coming weeks, a significant number of businesses will face a daunting challenge to simply reopen their doors to customers, says Brian M. O’Neill, a partner at Tucker Ellis.
May 7, 2020
Mark A. Filippell: What Sellers Can Do When M&A Market Shuts Down
With all due respect to Admiral Farragut, his “Damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead” strategy will almost certainly fail in today’s COVID-19 M&A environment, says Mark Filippell.
April 23, 2020
KJK’s Jon J. Pinney: The Deal Market Will Recover, But Big Changes Are Likely
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing to life doomsday scenarios that even seasoned dealmakers like Jon J. Pinney dismissed as the stuff of Hollywood.
April 23, 2020
Jim Pshock: The Right Deal Begins With Knowing What You Want
Bravo Wellness Founder and CEO Jim Pshock shares his perspective on dealmaking after selling his business to Medical Mutual.
