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, you understand the financials from one end to the other,’ says Dick Cook, a senior adviser with FOCUS, a boutique investment advisory firm. ‘You understand if the board is under pressure to sell or if they’re having a hard time paying their bills.’” Read more…

Kahla Cooper is the Director of Marketing at FOCUS. In this role, Ms. Cooper designs and implements the overall marketing strategy. Ms. Cooper works with each industry team leader to define programs in order to promote and brand FOCUS’ suite of capabilities.