Market Insights

  1. Founders’ Consumer Landscape

    Founders has advised several consumer-focused companies recently and is in process with and outdoor/household product and food and beverage company. There are many recurring themes within the industry that business owners should take into consideration as they think about growing and expanding their business. Founders’ Consumer Update details the landscape of public consumer companies including…

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  2. Founders Hosts 4th Annual SaaS and Internet Summit

    By: Zane Tarence From October 3rd – 5th, Founders held its annual SaaS and Internet Summit at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  The Founders team hosted more than fifty CEOs and leaders of top SaaS and Internet companies and eleven prominent technology-focused private equity and venture capital groups to share best…

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  3. Founders’ Industrial Technology Practice Advises Enovation Controls in Sale to Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ: SNHY)

    DALLAS, TX, November 8, 2016 – Founders Investment Banking, LLC is pleased to announce that Sun Hydraulics Corporation (NASDAQ: SNHY) has entered into an agreement with Enovation Controls, LLC, an Oklahoma-based and privately held provider of electronic control, display and instrumentation solutions, to acquire its Power Controls (PC) and Vehicle Technologies (VT) lines of business. …

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  4. TicketBiscuit Receives Growth Equity Investment from Ballast Point Ventures, LLC

    Founders Investment Banking, LLC is pleased to announce that Ballast Point Ventures has invested $5 million of growth equity into TicketBiscuit, LLC, a vertically focused digital ticketing company based in Birmingham, Alabama.  The Company, founded in 2001 by CEO Jeff Gale, is continuing to focus on growing new verticals that would benefit from its strong…

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  5. Founders Sponsors The Lion’s Den

    Founders once again sponsored The Lion’s Den, an internationally known event for real businesses seeking real investors to make real impact. The Lion’s Den was established with the goal to “Inspire, Educate and Mobilize” people to invest their time, talents, and other resources through “Business as Mission.” At this year’s event, over 300 people from…

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  6. Deal Options in a Turning Oilfield Services Market

    By: Duane Donner As reported in our August Oilfield Services (OFS) Newsletter, Energy M&A sentiment is increasing; we have seen a slew of transactions announced in recent weeks. These transactions, which were initiated during a period of higher uncertainty, are now being closed with guarded optimism. This recent optimism is being manifested by the sustained…

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