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FOCUS Investment Banking Represents aeSolutions in the sale of its Division, aeCyberSolutions, to Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents aeSolutions in the sale of its Division, aeCyberSolutions, to Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory

August 9, 2021|Deals, Technology Services|

Washington, DC, (August 9, 2021) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national mid- dle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corpo- rate finance services, announced today that aeCyberSolutions (aeCyber) has been acquired by Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory. aeCyber was an Industrial Cybersecurity (IC) division of aeSolutions, a consulting, engineering and systems integration company based in South Carolina. FOCUS represented aeSolutions in this transaction.

Private Equity 101 for MSPs: Part 1 – New Platforms

Private Equity 101 for MSPs: Part 1 – New Platforms

August 5, 2021|Articles, Blogs, Managed Service Providers, Technology Services|

New Platform investments are the life blood of private equity, as they are viewed as the starting point for more acquisitions in the future.

Private Equity 101 for MSPs: Part 2 – Add-Ons

Private Equity 101 for MSPs: Part 2 – Add-Ons

August 5, 2021|Articles, Blogs, Managed Service Providers, Technology Services|

Strategic “Add-Ons” are designed to complement an existing platform business.

Salesforce Partners: A Compelling M&A Opportunity in IT

Salesforce Partners: A Compelling M&A Opportunity in IT

July 6, 2021|Blogs, Technology Services|

While Salesforce is the dominant CRM system they do not do it alone. Salesforce partners help users integrate the system into an organization. This provides a fascinating M&A opportunity.

Salesforce Market Insights

Salesforce Market Insights

May 24, 2021|Blogs, Downloads, Government and Defense, Industry Reports, Managed Service Providers, Technology Services, White Papers|

The M&A market for companies in the Salesforce Partners program is reaching a critical inflection point. Competition is growing more intense, as the number of available firms shrinks, raising already-high valuations for those that remain independent. At the same time, proposed capital gains tax hikes make it imperative for potential sellers to consider doing deals as soon as possible.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Chenega Corp. in sale of ADG Creative to Proximas Group

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Chenega Corp. in sale of ADG Creative to Proximas Group

April 5, 2021|Deals, Government and Defense, Technology Services|

Washington, DC, (April 5, 2021) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Chenega Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation, has sold ADG Creative LLC, a Columbia, Maryland-based strategic communications and creative services firm, to Proximas Group, a family of companies that serves the U.S. defense industry. FOCUS represented Chenega in this transaction.

ServiceNow Market Insights

ServiceNow Market Insights

March 30, 2021|Blogs, Downloads, Industry Reports, Software, White Papers|

In the short 10 months since ServiceNow announced the expansion of its partner program and industry-aligned solutions in May 2020, Partners have benefited from rapid growth in the ServiceNow category. Furthermore, as most IT projects move to a virtual environment in the post-COVID-19 era, ServiceNow has emerged as the preferred IT service management (ITSM) platform for enterprise IT departments.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Stonebridge Consulting in its Acquisition by Sierra Digital

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Stonebridge Consulting in its Acquisition by Sierra Digital

February 25, 2021|Deals, Technology Services|

Washington, DC, (February 25, 2021) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Stonebridge Consulting, a privately-held technology solutions provider to energy industries, has been acquired by Sierra Digital, Inc., a Houston-based specialist in digital transformation. FOCUS represented Stonebridge Consulting in this transaction.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Network Support Co. in its Acquisition by Logically

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Network Support Co. in its Acquisition by Logically

February 3, 2021|Deals, Managed Service Providers, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Technology Services|

Washington, DC, (February 3, 2021) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that Network Support Co. (NSC), a nationally recognized provider of managed IT services based in Danbury, Connecticut, has been acquired by Logically, a Portland, Maine-based leading provider of managed IT services to small and midsize organizations. FOCUS was the catalyst for the transaction and served as exclusive financial advisor to NSC.

Managed Service Providers: Part 2

Managed Service Providers: Part 2

January 29, 2021|Articles, Managed Service Providers, Technology Services|

As we discussed in the previous blog, there is a growing trend of small and medium-sized businesses outsourcing their IT functions to Managed Service Providers, or MSPs, for reasons of cost, time efficiency and technology support and expertise. While the MSP sector is large, highly profitable and growing rapidly, it’s also highly fragmented, with more than 20,000 companies in North America offering a wide variety of IT services. That creates M&A opportunities for MSPs looking to expand their menu of services, increase market share and diversify revenue streams.