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Washington, DC, (July 15, 2020)— FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and capital raising services, announced today that Neuralify, LLC has been acquired by Information Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm. The acquisition will combine Neuralify’s SaaS-based digital enablement platform with the broad portfolio of intelligent automation solutions offered by ISG Automation, a unit of ISG.

A2Z Manufacturing: Is This the Competitor You Should Really Be Worrying About?

A2Z Manufacturing: Is This the Competitor You Should Really Be Worrying About?

April 1, 2020|Advanced Manufacturing, Articles, Downloads|

Merger and acquisition activity has accelerated in the precision machining industry due to the confluence of three fundamental technological and market forces.

Large capital inflows from private equity funds
Automated, digital manufacturing processes
Digital integration of the supply chain

The capital required to simply stay competitive is likely to soon leave a substantial portion of the industry field behind. The average firm owner may not yet have felt a serious impact, but complacency about the changes underway will threaten the competitive position of many industry participants and can have a serious impact on the equity they have taken years to build. Owners must recognize and confront pro-actively the building pressures for exploring a non-organic growth model.

The Future of Independent Precision Machining

The Future of Independent Precision Machining

December 31, 2019|Advanced Manufacturing, Articles|

Made in America! That’s the watchword of our precision machining ...

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents HL Precision in Merger

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents HL Precision in Merger

June 24, 2019|Advanced Manufacturing, Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures|

FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that HL Precision Manufacturing, Inc. (HL) with facilities in Champaign and Fisher, Illinois, and Hi-Grade Welding & Mfg, LLC (Hi-Grade) based in Schaumburg, Illinois, have combined by creating a common parent company to be known as H3 Manufacturing Group, LLC.

FOCUS Investment Banking Wins M&A Worldwide Deal of the Year

FOCUS Investment Banking Wins M&A Worldwide Deal of the Year

January 6, 2019|Advanced Manufacturing, Articles, M&A Worldwide, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures|

At the recent M&A Worldwide Rainmaker Summit, the sale of ...

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents TSS Technologies in Business Sale

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents TSS Technologies in Business Sale

January 3, 2019|Advanced Manufacturing, Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Technology Services|

Washington, DC, January 3, 2019 – FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced today that the assets and business of TSS Technologies, Inc. (“TSS”) have been acquired by an affiliate of Resilience Capital Partners. FOCUS represented TSS in this transaction.

FOCUS Investment Banking Assisted Burnhart Holdings (WEC Group) in its Sale to Amari UK Inc. — Cross-border transaction in the Advanced Automation Industry and winner of the 2018 M&A Worldwide Deal of the Year Award

FOCUS Investment Banking Assisted Burnhart Holdings (WEC Group) in its Sale to Amari UK Inc. — Cross-border transaction in the Advanced Automation Industry and winner of the 2018 M&A Worldwide Deal of the Year Award

December 19, 2018|Advanced Manufacturing, Deals, International News, International Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures|

Washington, DC, (December 18, 2018) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a ...

FOCUS Investment Banking represents ICAPE GROUP in its Acquisition of DIVSYS International, LLC — Cross-border transaction in the Advanced Automation Industry

FOCUS Investment Banking represents ICAPE GROUP in its Acquisition of DIVSYS International, LLC — Cross-border transaction in the Advanced Automation Industry

September 14, 2018|Advanced Manufacturing, Deals, International News, International Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures|

Washington, DC, (September 14, 2018) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a ...

Five Smart Steps in Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Five Smart Steps in Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI)

June 7, 2018|Advanced Manufacturing, Articles, Technology Services|

“Artificial intelligence is the future… From health care to transportation to national security, AI has the potential to improve lives. But it comes with fears about economic disruption and a brewing ‘AI arms race.’ Like any transformational change, it’s complicated. Perhaps the biggest AI myth is that we can be confident about its future effects,” according to the Washington Post.