2023 FOCUS Year in Review
With 2024 in full swing, we take a quick ...
2022 FOCUS Year in Review
As we reflect on 2022, a year marked by ...
White Paper: M&A Trends in the Booming Pet Industry
The global pet industry has grown dramatically in recent years, despite the downturn in the world economy, driven by increased adoption rates, humanization trends among owners, and e-commerce penetration. The industry has proven to be largely recession-resistant while underlying trends support continued growth in the future, regardless of overall economic conditions.
2021 FOCUS Year in Review
In 2021 FOCUS had its most successful year. We saw tremendous growth in the number of transactions we completed as well as the revenue we generated. We invite you to read our Year In Review.
White Paper: Valuing E-commerce Businesses As the Industry Booms
This white paper explores the discusses growth trends in e-commerce and what’s behind the recent growth. Additionally, we will examine recent trends in e-commerce company valuations, what’s driving them, and how companies are valued.
Why the U.S. Needs to Bring Significant Semiconductor Production Back Home
The U.S. has lost millions of jobs over the past three decades to Asia. A decent amount of the production of cars, electronics, textiles and other things has relocated.
White Paper: Understanding Investor Interest in Home Healthcare and Hospice
A must read for Home Healthcare and Hospice Agency Owners. We examine the key factors that have come together like a perfect storm to create the major industry consolidation currently underway. A unique window of opportunity now exists where eager buyers and motivated sellers can complete win/win deals. Private equity firms and strategic investors are interested in acquiring agencies to expand their home healthcare and hospice businesses at the same time sellers are dealing with the operational challenges created by the recent shift to the Patient Driven Grouping Model. This has led to a record level of deal activity during the first eight months of 2021.
White Paper: Can the U.S. Bring Semiconductor Manufacturing Back to its Shores (and Should It)?
It's no secret that the U.S. has lost millions of jobs over the last three decades, about five million jobs since 2000. The U.S. used to dominate manufacturing of cars, electronics, textiles and other products. Both low and high tech manufacturing jobs have been relocating to mostly Asian countries, especially China. Although this has been an important issue for decades, it has taken on added importance recently due to three main events ...
White Paper: Behavioral Health has Captured the Interest of Private Equity
The first quarter of 2021 delivered 38 reported behavioral health transactions, an increase over any quarter in 2020. We expect some of this activity reflects deals that were delayed due to COVID-19. However, we generally expect high deal flow throughout 2021, supported by increasing private equity interest, a favorable government, and a seller pool that is ready to transact.
White Paper: The Physician’s Guide to Private Equity Transactions – June 2021
Designed to help physician owners considering a sale to private equity, this paper examines the key questions common to our initial client conversations. The learnings apply to all practice verticals from ophthalmology .. to gastroenterology .. to dermatology. Topics include: The Best Time to Sell, Determining the Best Buyer, The Private Equity Investment Model, Calculating Adjusted EBITDA for Medical Practices, Practice Valuation and Multiples, How to Get Associate Physicians to Buy-in.
