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By Published On: March 4, 2026

FOCUS Investment Banking Advises Velonex Technologies on Its Majority Recapitalization by Future Standard

Washington, DC (March 4, 2026) FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a leading middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Velonex Technologies (“Velonex” or the “Company”), a premier multi-regional managed services provider, on its majority recapitalization by Future Standard.

Velonex delivers critical contracted IT services to small and medium-sized businesses across the United States, providing a comprehensive suite of managed IT, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions. The Company has built a strong reputation for long-term client relationships and high-quality service, supporting approximately 300 clients across diverse end markets including technology, government contracting, real estate investment, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations. Velonex has achieved significant growth through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions, establishing itself as a scaled and differentiated managed services platform.

Future Standard’s investment will support Velonex’s continued expansion, enabling the Company to accelerate its acquisition strategy, enhance service capabilities, and further strengthen its position as a leading managed services provider.

“We see Velonex as an exceptional opportunity to partner with a highly disciplined management team in a sector defined by recurring revenue, strong client retention, and growing demand for outsourced IT services,” Gardner Horan, Managing Director on Future Standard’s Digital Infrastructure team commented. “We look forward to working closely with Elliott Edge, Doug LaRose, and the entire Velonex team to accelerate growth and continue building a market-leading MSP platform.”

“We are proud to have advised Velonex on this important milestone,” added Abraham Garver, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking. “Velonex has built an exceptional platform distinguished by recurring revenue, strong client retention, and a disciplined acquisition strategy. Future Standard is an ideal partner to support the Company’s next phase of growth, and we look forward to seeing Velonex continue to expand its capabilities and market reach.”

This transaction highlights FOCUS’s deep experience advising founder-owned and middle-market technology services businesses, particularly in the managed services and IT infrastructure sectors.

*These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of all clients; testimonials are not a guarantee of future performance or success.

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Abraham Garver is a MSP banker for FOCUS Investment Banking. Over the past four years the team has advised on MSP transactions with 76 parties including catapulting the 12 MSP below into “New Platforms” for private equity sponsors:

The Purple Guys (ECS + My IT)
TechMD (formerly ICS)
General Informatics
Integris (Domain + Tier 1)
Cantey Tech (Cantey Tech + Cantey EDU)
CyberSheath
ITS (Intelligent Technical Solutions + Intivix + PC Miracles)
Entech (Entech + ITVantage)
ProVelocity + IronEdge
Lockstep + Renovus Capital
MSP Corp + Groupe Access

Over his career Mr. Garver has worked on sell-, buy- and valuation assignments with approximately 150 public, private, and fastest-growing members of the MSP 501, CRN500, ChannelE2E Top 100 & Inc. 500 and served as a guest commentator on Bloomberg, MSP Business School and at NASDAQ.

Mr. Garver is a recurring conference speaker for IT Nation Connect, Channel Partners and MSSP Alert Live and recurring news source for ChannelE2E, CRN, Channel Futures, TechTarget & PEHub. As an author he has contributed over 125 articles in numerous publications including FORBES.

Prior to joining FOCUS, Abraham worked with Merrill Lynch’s M&A Technology Group in San Francisco and E&Y’s Business Valuation Group in Los Angeles. In addition to his professional pursuits, Mr. Garver is a member of The University Club of New York and Governor (Emeritus) of the University of Southern California Alumni Association.

Mr. Garver holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, and a master’s degree in finance from the Manderson Graduate School. He is registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as a General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63) and a Limited Representative – Investment Banking (Series 79).

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MSP Corp
ProVelocity
Entech Computer Services, Inc.
Cantey Technology Consulting, LLC
Golden Technologies, Inc.
Security7 Networks, LLC
DS Tech
Versiant Corporation, Inc.
Cantey Technology Consulting, LLC
The Network Support Company, LLC
Integrated Computer Solutions of Vestal, LLC
DSM Technology Consultants, LLC
Intelligent Technical Solutions, Inc.
Lighthouse Technology Partners
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CyberSheath Services International, LLC
AKUITY Technologies
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Frontenac XI Private Capital, L.P.
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