By: Vaughn McCrary Production out of the Permian increased from both 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017, which is tough to believe given the industry environment during the period. As seen in the figure below, the EIA expects Permian basin production to continue to increase over the next two years compared to relatively flat…
Middle market companies typically go through cycles that require business owners to make decisions involving capital structure. These decisions can vary: 1) a desire to restructure a high debt service burden holding the company back 2) the opportunity to make needed investments to pursue growth opportunities or 3) buy out partners, to name a few. …
2016 was a remarkable year of growth for Founders Investment Banking. In addition to expanding the team, Founders opened a new location in Dallas, Texas and launched a new practice group that specializes in the Industrial Technology market. The Industrial Technology practice is led by Gene Bazemore (link to Gene’s bio), an investment banker with…
THE TRANSACTION The Principals of Founders Investment Banking served as exclusive financial adviser to Enovation Controls in its divestiture of its Power Controls (PC) and Vehicle Technologies (VT) lines of business to Sun Hydraulics Corporation (NASDAQ: SNHY). Enovation Controls and Sun Hydraulics closed the transaction on December 5, 2016. THE COMPANY Enovation Controls operates in…
By: Mike McCraw A lifestyle company is a business operated with the purpose of providing a level of income or particular lifestyle for its Founder. There is nothing wrong with having a lifestyle company, but the founder/entrepreneur must understand that the “lifestyle company” mentality does not fully align with building enterprise value or creation of…
By: Brad Johnson In today’s digital economy, the ability to identify a target audience, communicate the right message, and convert prospects to customers is critical to any business. The rate at which advertising dollars are shifting to performance-based marketing models is well published (and increasing); while many factors are driving this trend, improved technologies coupled…