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August 12, 2022
Engineered From Personal Need, Nollapelli Is Ready To Grow
Nollapelli founder Allison Howard talks with the Smart Business Dealmakers Podcast about how she created Nollapelli and prepared the company for early-stage investing. ...
By Dan Pender
August 11, 2022
Real estate investing in a dynamic market
Citymark Capital Founder and CEO Dan Walsh on the real estate investment market, what, and where, is hot, and how he sees the investment landscape playing out given the economic currents....
By Adam Burroughs
August 11, 2022
When there's more than money to a deal
Orbus Past Chairman & Owner Simon Perutz on his former company's acquisition...
By Adam Burroughs
August 11, 2022
The Riverside Company Sells Its Investment In Parker Food Group
The Riverside Company, a global private equity investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold its investment in Parker Food Group (PFG), a leading developer and manufacturer of specialty value-added ingredients for large multi-national and emerging food and beverage brands. The buyer is an investment company of the Investindustrial private equity group....
By Adam Burroughs
August 11, 2022
Two MPE Partners' Portfolio Companies Make Acquisitions
MPE Partners' portfolio companies Motor-Services Hugo Stamp Inc. and DecoArt LLC have made acquisitions....
By Adam Burroughs
August 11, 2022
Incline Partners with Industrial Air Flow Dynamics and Montgomery DME
Private equity firm Incline Equity Partners has partnered with Industrial Air Flow Dynamics, a provider of non-turbine maintenance solutions and replacement parts to power plants and Montgomery DME, a provider of durable medical equipment rental services to the hospice market....
By Dan Pender
August 11, 2022
Albridge Raises $12.5M Series A
Medical conversation AI company Abridge announced an oversubscribed $12.5M Series A-1 led by Wittington Ventures. The round also had participation from all existing investors including: Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Pillar Venture Capital, and UPMC Enterprises, and new investors including Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio, and Whistler Capital. Abridge’s enterprise-focused documentation solutions structure and summarize information from any medical conversation, making it easier for systems to reduce provider burnout while increasing patient satisfaction....
By Dan Pender
August 11, 2022
L.B. Foster Announces Two UK-Based Acquisitions
L.B. Foster Company,a global solutions provider of products and services for the rail and infrastructure markets, acquired Skratch Enterprises Ltd., a Telford, UK-based digital solutions specialty company, and Intelligent Video Ltd. of Leamington Spa, UK....
By Dan Pender
August 11, 2022
When (and when not) to call an investment banker
Christopher Riley, CEO, United Cutwater, has more than 30 years’ experience owning and operating more than a dozen businesses in numerous industries. He discusses the current M&A landscape and what business owners should be doing if they’re considering selling....
By Dan Pender
August 11, 2022
Archetype Solutions Pursues A Unique Approach To Investing
Archetype Solutions Group CEO Chetan Bagga on launching Archetype Solutions and its unique approach to investing....
By Adam Burroughs
August 11, 2022
Ascent Resources Announces Utica Shale Bolt-On Acquisition
Ascent Resources, LLC announced it entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with an undisclosed seller to acquire all of its assets in the Utica Shale in Ohio for a total purchase price of $270 million, subject to customary closing purchase price adjustments. Ascent will fund the transaction with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit facility....
By Dan Pender
August 10, 2022
MAI Capital Management Acquires Pareto Wealth Management
MAI Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser specializing in comprehensive investment and financial planning for high-net-worth individuals, families, professional athletes and entertainers, has acquired Pareto Wealth Management. The acquisition adds talent to MAI’s financial planning and wealth teams at its headquarters in Independence, Ohio....
By Adam Burroughs
August 9, 2022
Signet Jewelers To Acquire Blue Nile Inc for $360M
Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE: SIG), the world's leading retailer of diamond jewelry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Nile, Inc., a leading online retailer of engagement rings and fine jewelry, for $360 million in an all cash transaction. Blue Nile delivered revenue of more than $500 million in calendar year 2021....
By Adam Burroughs
August 8, 2022
Nordson Corporation To Acquire CyberOptics Corporation
Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of CyberOptics Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBE), a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D optical sensing technology solutions. The acquisition enhances Nordson’s test and inspection platform, providing differentiated technology that expands Nordson’s product offering in the semiconductor and electronics industries. ...
By Adam Burroughs
August 8, 2022
Charter Next Generation Acquires Polymer Film & Bag Inc and Certain Related Assets
Charter Next Generation (CNG), North America's leading producer of high-performance, sustainable films, will acquire Polymer Film & Bag, Inc. (PF&B), the extrusion business of the Polymer Packaging family of companies based in Massillon, Ohio, along with certain related assets....
By Adam Burroughs
August 5, 2022
Evaluating your sell-side options in an exit
RiverGlade Capital's Kevin McGrath, Council Capital's Nick Cooper, Pinnacle Financial Partners' Tyler Morgan, Capital Alignment Partners' John Pontius, Whistler Capital's Darshan Prabhu and Bass, Berry & Sims' Tatjana Paterno discuss what goes into a successful exit beyond a liquidity event, including when a private equity firm sells one of its portfolio companies....
By Adam Burroughs
August 5, 2022
Life Remodeled CEO Chris Lambert On The Heart Of Fundraising
Life Remodeled CEO Chris Lambert on the organization's mission and accomplishments, as well as his approach to fundraising....
By Adam Burroughs
August 5, 2022
Lessons learned selling the same company twice
What John Blyzinskyj learned from selling Elemica twice....
By Adam Burroughs
August 5, 2022
Transition strategies within family businesses
Jergens Inc.'s Jack Schron, Ahola Payroll & HR Solutions' Jeff Ahola, Peoples Services Inc.'s Darin Haines, The Reserves Network's Neil Stallard and UBS's William Murphy on the tough conversations and lessons learned from transitions in a family business. ...
By Adam Burroughs
August 5, 2022
How to be transparent while protecting IP during diligence
Stirling Ultracold Founder and former CTO Dave Berchowitz on the deal with BioLife and how the company's IP was managed leading up to and through diligence....
By Adam Burroughs
August 4, 2022
Installed Building Products Acquires Two Missouri-Based Installers
During the 2022 second quarter and August, Installed Building Products, Inc. acquired Ozark's Modern Insulation and Insulation Pros, Missouri based installers...
By Adam Burroughs
August 4, 2022
MRI Software Acquires ApartmentData.com
MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software, has acquired ApartmentData.com, further expanding its MRI Living suite of property management solutions for the multifamily market. ...
By Adam Burroughs
August 3, 2022
Sweeping Corporation Of America Acquires Total Power Sweeping Services
Sweeping Corporation of America, the largest power sweeping company in the United States, acquired Total Power Sweeping Services, Inc. TPSSI, located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, provides sweeping services to construction and commercial customers throughout the state. ...
By Adam Burroughs
August 2, 2022
Dazpak Flexible Packaging Completes Acquisitions of Atlapac Corporation and the Inno-lok Division of Polymer Packaging
H.I.G. Capital's portfolio company Dazpak Flexible Packaging has completed the acquisitions of Atlapac Corporation and the Inno-lok Division of Polymer Packaging....
By Adam Burroughs
August 2, 2022
AEP Completes Sale Of Cardinal Plant Unit 1
American Electric Power has completed the sale of the 595-megawatt Cardinal Plant Unit 1 in Brilliant, Ohio, from AEP Generation Resources, the company's competitive generation affiliate, to Buckeye Power....
By Adam Burroughs
August 2, 2022
MarshBerry Platform, First Choice Agents Alliance Merge
MarshBerry Platform has merged with First Choice Agents Alliance, one of the nation's top insurance networks. ...
By Adam Burroughs
August 2, 2022
The Essential First Question CEOs Must Ask Before Partnering with a PE Firm
Private equity dealmaking was busier than ever in 2021, with more than $3.5 trillion in capital deployed throughout the year. Fundraising also increased nearly 20% last year – a record high – which...
By Andrew Panzo
August 1, 2022
Kemper To Sell Reserve National to Medical Mutual of Ohio
Kemper Corporation has agreed to sell Reserve National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, which are predominantly focused on accident and health insurance, to Medical Mutual of Ohio for $90 million. ...
By Adam Burroughs
August 1, 2022
Clearstead Advisors Acquires Scott Snow
Clearstead Advisors, LLC, a Cleveland-based institutional and private client financial advisory firm, has acquired a local high performing wealth management firm as part of its continued strategy to grow through acquisitions. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
Dan German on lessons learned launching Orthobrain
Orthobrain's Dan German on launching Orthobrain, fundraising, and how the lessons he learned growing and selling German Orthodontics are informing his new venture....
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
Distinguish yourself in a deal
Tecum Capital's Stephen Gurgovits, Citizens M&A Advisory's David Dunstan, Matthews International Corp.'s Richard Beard and Aon's Bill Coleman on building a successful acquisition engine. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
When to leave leadership behind
Carestream Health's David Westgate, Madison Dearborn Partners' Michael Nettesheim Executive Search Partners' Nick Curran and N2 Advantage Law's Timothy Nettesheim on how to know what you're buying....
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
Breaking down the complexities of succession planning
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young Partner Steven Scolari on succession planning and how to break the complex process down into something more manageable....
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
When selling, get answers before the deal closes
Ten35's Sherman Wright on preparing to sell a business and the liquidity event that follows....
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
Seeing a deal as more than money
Ouroboros Group's Samantha Ory, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Boston's Brian Moore, Dr. Dental's Alex Faigel, Mirus Capital Advisors' Brendan Kiernan and Cambridge Savings Bank's Stephen Leonard on financing business in the lower middle market....
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
Novasenta Completes $40M Series A
Novasenta Inc., a startup biotechnology company focused on the discovery and validation of novel targets to develop cancer therapies, has completed a $40 million Series A financing round led by UPMC Enterprises, the innovation, venture capital and commercialization arm of leading health system UPMC....
By Adam Burroughs
July 29, 2022
Buckingham Expands with Addition of Moscarino & Treu Firm
Moscarino & Treu LLP will be joining Buckingham, Doolitttle & Burroughs LLC with eight attorneys in Buckingham’s Cleveland office. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 27, 2022
Avient Prices $725M 7.125% Senior Notes due 2030
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) has priced its previously announced offering of $725 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2030 in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 7.125% and will be issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 27, 2022
PCF Insurance Acquires Ohio-Based Zinc Insurance
PCF Insurance Services, a top 20 U.S. insurance brokerage firm, has acquired Zinc, a commercial-focused insurance agency based in Solon....
By Adam Burroughs
July 27, 2022
JBT Corporation To Acquire Bevcorp
JBT Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bevcorp, a leading provider of beverage processing and packaging solutions, for $290 million. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 26, 2022
Statewide Contractors Of America Acquires DMC Sweeping
Statewide Contractors of America, Inc., a subsidiary of Sweeping Corporation of America, the largest power sweeping company in the United States, acquired DMC Sweeping, LLC....
By Adam Burroughs
July 26, 2022
The Riverside Company Invests In Rockpointe Inc.
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Rockpointe, Inc., a premier healthcare education company. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 22, 2022
An offer that can't be refused
Dawson's' David DeCapua on the deal with Aya Healthcare and how he personally came to terms with selling. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 22, 2022
How Relationships Brought Abatemaster and Plumb Line Capital Together
Plumb Line Capital's Matt Lindberg and Abatemaster's Jeff Chilton on the acquisition, growing a former family-operated business, and how relationships have played a role in every aspect of the deal. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 22, 2022
Price Taker vs. Price Maker and the effect on value
BMO Harris Bank's John Chalus and Tecum Capital's Matt Harnett on the economic factors that are affecting deals and how buyers and sellers can adjust. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 22, 2022
When Three Little Pigs Went To Market
Village Gourmet's David Kemp and Gemini Investors' James Goodman on buying Three Little Pigs, growing it into Village Gourmet and taking that company to market....
By Adam Burroughs
July 22, 2022
Diligence is a two-way street
Foundation Wellness' Sean Williams, Aon's Perry Papantonis, and Gridiron Capital's Joe Saldutti and Sean Kelley on maximizing value in a sell-side transaction....
By Adam Burroughs
July 22, 2022
Been there, built that
Rextar's Bill Fox on how his earlier experience forming, growing and exiting GoIndustry is informing how he's building and growing Rextar....
By Adam Burroughs
July 21, 2022
AgileBlue Acquires Crowe LLP Managed Detection and Response Platform
AgileBlue, a fast-growing Cyber Security Operations Center and eXtended Detection and Response platform, has acquired Crowe LLP's Managed Detection and Response Platform. ...
By Adam Burroughs
July 20, 2022
Schill Grounds Management Acquires TLC Landscaping, Grounds Elite
Schill Grounds Management is expanding into Canada through the acquisition of TLC Landscaping in London, Ontario. Separately, Schill is also enhancing service in Cincinnati, Ohio with the purchase of Grounds Elite, LLC....
By Adam Burroughs
