By: Duane Donner The number of Oilfield Service (OFS) M&A transactions are on pace to be up ~40% in Q1 2018 over Q1 2017 levels. Buyers of OFS companies are starting to get comfortable with the rebound in energy prices, as production cuts from OPEC have allowed the U.S. to dip into its bountiful oil…
By: Michael White There are two interesting news stories from today that reinforce some of the key themes we are seeing in healthcare. The first is Charles River’s earnings release and acquisition of MPI Research. The second is the ~10% upward movement of AmerisourceBergen based on reports that Walgreens will acquire the remaining stake that…
By: Gene Bazemore According to Capital IQ and Founders proprietary sources, M&A and private placement activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth market was down 13% year over year. Overall, there were an estimated 97 transactions involving Dallas-Fort Worth companies completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, a decrease of 21% versus the same quarter in the…
By: Wesley Legg According to Capital IQ and Founders proprietary sources, there were an estimated 35 transactions involving Alabama companies completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, a decrease of 46% versus the same quarter in the previous year. Overall, M&A and private placement activity was down 15% year over year. Most of the transactions…
THE TRANSACTION: The Principals of Founders Investment Banking advised the shareholders of Ion Interactive in its strategic sale to ScribbleLive. THE COMPANY: Ion Interactive offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution and value-added services to enterprise marketers. The company’s solution empowers marketers to generate, qualify, and deeply profile leads using differentiated and highly relevant interactive content experiences,…
Each year the Founders team comes together to reflect on the prior year and look forward in the upcoming year. During this time we celebrate achievements of the firm and our clients. This year Founders board member and friend of the firm, Richard Simmons, joined the Kick-Off spoke to the team on “The Power of…