Founders Investment Banking, LLC is pleased to announce that Walpar, Inc. has been recapitalized by Rock Gate Partners, LLC in partnership with Peninsula Capital Partners, L.L.C., who provided both debt and equity in support of the transaction. Walpar, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is a leading designer and fabricator of highway signage structures and other highly-engineered, large-scale…
Small Businesses Find Money When Banks Say No By Roy L. Williams — The Birmingham News The worst recession in decades is making life difficult for companies needing financing to make ends meet, capital to expand or complete mergers. Duane Donner , managing director of Founders Investment Banking, says his firm, which helps put deals together,…
We continue to see a growing demand among institutional buyers for Web-based businesses that deliver quality content and information to consumers, while concurrently matching product and service providers to these consumers at their moment of need,” remarked Zane Tarence, Managing Director of Founders Investment Banking’s Internet & Digital Media practice. “We’ve had the opportunity to work with…
Founders Investment Banking, LLC is pleased to announce that NursingJobs.org has been acquired by Internet Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: INET), a leading Internet media company that owns and operates e-commerce and community-based websites across a variety of industries. Formerly headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, NursingJobs.org is the pre-eminent online nursing employment destination, serving over 100,000 unique visitors…
Founders Investment Banking sees niche sites as “new real estate market” By Allan Maurer BIRMINGHAM, AL – A Birmingham investment firm has found gold nuggets in the foothills of the Internet. Founders Investment Banking Managing Director Zane Tarence says the advertising industry’s desire for niche audiences and trackable responses to its campaigns has made some…
A Birmingham investment firm is hoping to become a national leader in brokering sales of niche Web sites to major media corporations. Zane Tarence, managing director of Founders Investment Banking LLC, said a seismic shift in the advertising industry is inflating the value of niche Web sites. Sites dedicated to business credit card rates and…