Guest article by Casey West, Managing Partner at SSM Partners. This article was originally published on December 1, 2016. Ha! Wipe the coffee off your shirt! I’m serious! As long-time investors in growth-companies, we’re often asked by entrepreneurs about investment bankers. Will they really be helpful in selling the company? I suppose these questions arise due…
By: Zane Tarence In this edition of the SaaS Market Newsletter, we discuss the power of incentives as our Quarterly Tip. At Founders’ fourth annual SaaS & Internet Summit, one of the mentors, Matt Hamilton of Summit Partners, shared how he and the Summit team view the power of incentives and their ability to influence…
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…
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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. …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (February 6, 2017) – Founders Investment Banking, LLC is pleased to announce that its principals served as the exclusive financial advisor to Circle 8 Crane Services in its recapitalization by Trive Capital, the Dallas-based private investment firm. Circle 8 is a leading provider of operated and maintained crane lifting services to the oil…