Advanced Manufacturing News

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents VfD Technologies in its Purchase of Isimac Machine Company

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VfD Technologies has acquired Isimac Machine Company Vienna, VA (October 29, 2020) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services announced today that VfD Technologies, Inc. (“VfD”) has acquired Isimac Machine Company, Inc. (“Isimac”). The FOCUS’ Advanced Manufacturing & Automation Team represented VfD in the transaction.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents ARCH Global Precision in Acquisition

Buy Side M&A Investment Banking

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ARCH Global Precision, LLC has acquired Cling’s Aerospace, LLC Vienna, VA (August 11, 2020) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services announced today that ARCH Global Precision, LLC (“ARCH”) has acquired Cling’s Aerospace, LLC (“Cling’s”).  FOCUS represented ARCH in the transaction.
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FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Neuralify in their Sale to ISG

Sell Side M&A Investment Banking

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

Advanced Manufacturing and IT Investment Banking

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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. 
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The Future of Independent Precision Machining

Advanced Manufacturing and IT Investment Banking

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Made in America! That’s the watchword of our precision machining industry, which is enjoying a major upturn driven by the need for ever more sophisticated components required to support new technologies in manufacturing, automation, life sciences, aerospace and defense. Most shops we visit report good revenue growth and many see more new business opportunities than …

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents HL Precision in Merger

M&A Investment Banking

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HL Precision Manufacturing, Inc. has merged with Hi-Grade Welding & Manufacturing, LLC to form H3 Manufacturing Group, LLC. Financing was provided by CFB and Aldine. 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.
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FOCUS Investment Banking Wins M&A Worldwide Deal of the Year

M&A Investment Banking

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At the recent M&A Worldwide Rainmaker Summit, the sale of Burnhart Holdings (trading as WEC Group) to Amari UK Inc. won the vote for the M&A Worldwide Deal of the Year, against spirited competition from three other cross-border deals. FOCUS represented the transaction in the U.S. and introduced the transaction to the buyer, which is …