CFO Magazine (May 8, 2006) - In an article by Don Durfee, FOCUS Senior Advisor Dick Cook is quoted as follows: “Indeed, an alliance makes better due diligence possible, particularly when the company owns enough to win a board seat (typically 8 to 10 percent for a private firm). ‘When you have a board seat, …
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CRAIN’s Chicago Business (May 1, 2006) - In an article by Jeff Fleischer featuring Nancy Sharp of Food for Thought, Ms. Sharp describes FOCUS as “The FOCUS group connected me to banking, legal, and consulting services that I would never have had access to, and has recommended us for many catered events,” she says. Read …
‘Tis the season to buy and sell companies
Atlanta Business Chronicle (November 25, 2005) - Sensing opportunity, Dick Cook joined Focus Enterprises Inc. in early October, signing on as a senior adviser with the Washington, D.C.-based investment bank that established an Atlanta office last spring. Read More...…
Seasoned Investment Banker Jonathan Wilfong Joins FOCUS Enterprises, Inc. as Partner
Washington, DC (October 5, 2005) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, and corporate finance services today announced that Jonathan Wilfong has joined the firm as a Partner. He will be based in the Atlanta Southeastern Regional headquarters, which is located in the Atlanta Financial Center.
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FOCUS Opens Southeastern Regional Office in Atlanta Company Firmly Established in the Southeastern Marketplace
Washington, DC (May, 2005) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance services to emerging growth and middle market companies today announced it has opened its new Southeastern regional office in the Buckhead business district of Atlanta. The Atlanta-based regional office is located in the Atlanta Financial Center …
International M&A and Finance Executive Gianpiero Balestrieri Joins FOCUS as Partner
Washington, DC (January, 2005) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, and corporate finance services to emerging growth, middle market, and small companies today announced that Gianpiero (JP) Balestrieri has joined the firm, in December 2004, as a Partner and will be based in the firm’s Washington, DC headquarters.
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Merger and Acquisition Specialist Phil Scott Joins FOCUS Enterprises Company Expands Its West Coast Operations to Include Southern California
Washington, DC (November 16, 2004) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, and corporate finance services to emerging growth, middle market, and small companies today announced that Phil Scott has joined the firm as a Partner working out of the San Francisco office but will be based in San Diego. …
FOCUS Enterprises, Inc. Establishes Southeastern Headquarters in Atlanta Company Increases Atlanta Partners to Three, Expects Significant Additional Growth
Washington, DC (October 11, 2004) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance services to emerging growth, middle market and small companies, today announced that Ulysses S. Knotts and James C. Harper have joined the firm as Partners in its new Atlanta-based, Southeastern Regional office. Increasing its presence …
FOCUS Establishes Chicago Office Names William S. Lear Managing Partner, Midwest Region
Washington, DC (October 1, 2004) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance services to emerging growth, middle market and small companies, is establishing a Chicago office and adding a Midwest Region Managing Partner, William S. Lear, bringing the number of FOCUS Partners to 13 and the total …
FOCUS Enterprises, Inc. Emerges as a Security Sector Specialist as the Firm Completes Four Recent Merger and Acquisition Transactions
Washington, DC (September, 2004) - FOCUS Enterprises, Inc., a national Investment Banking firm providing merger, acquisition and corporate finance services, today announced that it has completed four security sector transactions. FOCUS was retained by Lanex, LLC; March Networks Corporation; Protect Emergency Response Systems, Inc. and Newell Communications, Inc. to initiate transactions, act as financial advisor …
