Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Winter 2018 Report

2024-01-22T10:58:40+00:00January 19, 2018|Downloads, Industry Reports, Technology Services|

Inside this report:

Calculating Risks and Rewards

Critical Cybersecurity Strategies for 2018, Part I

Major cybersecurity incidents can damage hard-earned reputations overnight, sometimes fatally affecting assets and a company’s entire future. Today’s headlines are ablaze with data breach and cyberattack stories. But with the risks come rewards for companies that tailor their security strategies to a rede nition of how we deploy cybersecurity in 2018.

FOCUS Investment Banking Represents Lockstep in Recapitalization

2024-02-12T23:33:34+00:00December 5, 2017|Deals, Government and Defense, Mergers & Acquisitions News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Technology Services|

Washington, DC (December 5, 2017) – FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services announced that Lockstep Technology Group has been recapitalized by Renovus Capital Partners. FOCUS represented Lockstep Technology Group in the transaction.

Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Fall 2017 Report

2024-01-22T10:58:32+00:00October 14, 2017|Downloads, Industry Reports, Technology Services|

Our IT Team has been extremely busy as the first half of 2017 turned out to be an exceptional period for M&A. We believe the FOCUS IT team is uniquely qualified to help you meet your objectives because, unlike most information technology groups, we:

  • Employ a proven transaction methodology which delivers results
  • Devote senior C-level resources with operating expertise in the IT sector who advise CEOs and boards
  • Deliver precise, comprehensive research to close transactions, deploying a team of professionals dedicated to producing results
  • Leverage years of experience in the middle market to maximize opportunities for successful transactions
  • Have a national presence with global reach—regional offices ensure that all clients receive personalized service throughout every phase of a transaction
  • Offer strategic advisory services that enhance shareholder value
Members of the FOCUS IT team attend conferences and meetings in the U.S. and internationally. We are always delighted to receive introductions to innovative companies in the industry. We hope to see you at one of these events, and look forward to exploring your capital market needs as you continue to grow your enterprise.

Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Summer 2017 Report

2024-01-22T10:58:22+00:00July 18, 2017|Downloads, Industry Reports, Newsletter, Technology Services|

Our IT Team has been extremely busy as the first half of 2017 turned out to be an exceptional period for M&A. We believe the FOCUS IT team is uniquely qualified to help you meet your objectives because, unlike most information technology groups, we:

  • Employ a proven transaction methodology which delivers results
  • Devote senior C-level resources with operating expertise in the IT sector who advise CEOs and boards
  • Deliver precise, comprehensive research to close transactions, deploying a team of professionals dedicated to producing results
  • Leverage years of experience in the middle market to maximize opportunities for successful transactions 
  • Have a national presence with global reach—regional offices ensure that all clients receive personalized service throughout every phase of a transaction
  • Offer strategic advisory services that enhance shareholder value
Members of the FOCUS IT team attend conferences and meetings in the U.S. and internationally. We are always delighted to receive introductions to innovative companies in the industry. We hope to see you at one of these events, and look forward to exploring your capital market needs as you continue to grow your enterprise.

Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Spring 2017 Report

2024-01-22T10:58:11+00:00April 25, 2017|Downloads, Industry Reports, Newsletter, Technology Services|

M&A activity continues to remain strong within the broad technology sector. 451 Research ranked the following sectors in order of highest amount of acquisition spend within the technology sector in 2015.

  1. Enterprise Security
  2. Mobile Technology
  3. Internet Content/Commerce
  4. Enterprise Application Software
  5. Enterprise Infrastructure Software
Mobile Technology has been drawing the highest amount of spend from acquirers since 2012 and was only shifted to second spot in 2015 behind Information Security.

Download the FOCUS Information Technology Group’s Winter 2017 Report

2024-01-22T10:58:02+00:00January 20, 2017|Downloads, Industry Reports, Newsletter, Technology Services|

Our IT Team has been extremely busy as 2016 turned out to be an exceptional year for M&A. We believe the FOCUS IT team is uniquely qualified to help you meet your objectives because, unlike most information technology groups, we:

  • Employ a proven transaction methodology which delivers results
  • Devote senior C-level resources with operating expertise in the IT sector who advise CEOs and boards
  • Deliver precise, comprehensive research to close transactions, deploying a team of professionals dedicated to producing results
  • Leverage years of experience in the middle market to maximize opportunities for successful transactions
  • Have a national presence with global reach—regional of ces ensure that all clients receive personalized service throughout every phase of a transaction
  • Offer strategic advisory services that enhance shareholder value
Members of the FOCUS IT team attend conferences and meetings in the U.S. and internationally. We are always delighted to receive introductions to innovative companies in the industry. We hope to see you at one of these events, and look forward to exploring your capital market needs as you continue to grow your enterprise.

Investors Point to Exit Strategies for Startups

2024-01-22T10:57:59+00:00December 16, 2016|Articles, Blogs, Newsletter, Technology Services|

Based on an interview of George M. Shea, Partner and IT Team Leader, and Manan K. Shah, Managing Partner, FOCUS Investment Banking LLC

You’ve scaled and done all the hard work. Should you prepare your startup for exit? How do you know if your business is ready for a sale or acquisition? As a CEO, it’s important to have your affairs in order before putting it up to the highest bidder. From financial to operational preparation, it’s important to take your time and not take the first offer on the table.

An International Collaboration: FOCUS and Aeternus Succeed Together

2024-01-22T10:57:57+00:00November 30, 2016|Articles, Newsletter, Technology Services|

FOCUS Investment Banking is part of M&A Worldwide (MAWW), an established international association of 37 M&A boutiques working together to facilitate cross-border activities such as mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance projects, and consulting. FOCUS has been a part of this network since 2005 and has completed 31 cross-border projects with its partners in this network. One of the partners with which FOCUS has worked closely is Aeternus Corporate Finance. Headquartered right outside of Amsterdam in Venlo, the Netherlands, Aeternus is an independent investment bank, like FOCUS, that provides M&A and corporate finance advisory services to mid-sized companies in the Netherlands and throughout Europe.

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