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Capital Alliance advises The Liberty Group in recent recapitalization
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Capital Alliance advises The Liberty Group in recent recapitalization

DALLAS, July 28, 2021 – Oaklins Member Firm Capital Alliance recently advised The Liberty Group (Liberty) and Liberty founder Ken Bohan in the successful recapitalization of the Houston-based multifamily-focused staffing firm. Six Pillars Partners, a Dallas private equity firm specializing in high-growth B2B services, led the transaction.  Chicago-based Merit Capital Partners, a private equity group...

Oaklins Capital Alliance completes four deals in four months as M&A heats up
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Oaklins Capital Alliance completes four deals in four months as M&A heats up

DALLAS, June 2, 2021 – Oaklins Capital Alliance has completed four merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions since December. M&A activity is setting all-time highs, in part due to robust GDP growth, excessive monetary stimulus and the reopening of the economy as vaccinations increase and coronavirus infections decline. Some companies are regaining momentum after the negative...

Capital Alliance Corp. represents niche tech recruitment firm I.T. Works Recruitment in sale to The Planet Group
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Capital Alliance Corp. represents niche tech recruitment firm I.T. Works Recruitment in sale to The Planet Group

ATLANTA, April 14, 2021 – I.T. Works Recruitment Inc. (ITWR), an Atlanta-based niche tech recruitment firm that places candidates in permanent and contract positions across North America, has been sold to The Planet Group, a Chicago-based leading provider of outsourced human capital and consulting solutions, and a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners. Dallas-based Capital Alliance...

Joe DeSantis joins Capital Alliance Corp.
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Joe DeSantis joins Capital Alliance Corp.

Third Professional Hire in 2020 for Investment Banking Firm DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2020 – Capital Alliance Corp., the Dallas office of Oaklins International Inc., announced today that Joseph A. DeSantis has been named managing director and practice leader. DeSantis will direct the firm’s healthcare practice, with an initial emphasis on opportunities for ambulatory surgery centers....

Joe DeSantis
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Joe DeSantis

Joe DeSantis is managing director and healthcare practice leader at Capital Alliance Corp. Joe comes to Capital Alliance with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and M&A for the healthcare and insurance sectors. He was most recently director of financial planning and analysis at Tenet Healthcare, where he coordinated annual business planning. Before...

Ty Rose joins Capital Alliance Corp.
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Ty Rose joins Capital Alliance Corp.

DALLAS, July 30, 2020 – Capital Alliance Corp., the Dallas office of Oaklins International Inc., announced today that Ty Rose has been named managing director and practice leader. Rose will direct the firm’s construction & engineering practice. Capital Alliance Corp. provides conflict-free, expert strategic consulting and independent M&A advice, with sought-after negotiating expertise in a...

Ty Rose
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Ty Rose

Ty Rose is managing director and practice leader of the construction & engineering practice at Capital Alliance Corp. Ty comes to Capital Alliance with more than 10 years’ experience in both operations and finance. He has operator P&L experience as a leader in industrial rental and in architecture & engineering firms, along with exposure to...

Former Capital Alliance chairman passes away
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Former Capital Alliance chairman passes away

We are saddened to share news of the recent passing of Ed Dawson, who steered the success of Capital Alliance for almost 40 years. He was an astute investment banker, valued colleague and friend. Read more about Ed’s remarkable life below. Edward Joseph Dawson – A Loving Legacy Our hearts are broken as we say...

Global energy demand will return – but how?
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Global energy demand will return – but how?

By Neal Patel Managing Director, Capital Alliance, and Energy Infrastructure Specialist, Oaklins Three unprecedented events coincided to dramatically impact both supply and demand in energy markets worldwide. Middle-market oil and gas companies are feeling the pain. Yet we believe energy markets will rebound, depending on the answers to several key questions. This just-published Spot On...