By Neal England Practice Leader – Human Capital Management Staffing firms with strong growth, profit margins and solid management teams will continue to be highly sought after this year by strategic buyers, corporations and private equity firms, as buyers and sellers look for deal-making opportunities. Valuations remain very good as we continue to experience a...
The federal tax credit extension for wind and solar energy through 2022 should give the U.S. renewable energy sector a boost and will likely shape merger-and-acquisition activity for several years to come. Last year, $329 billion was invested in clean energy, with $44.7 billion of that invested in the United States, according to Bloomberg New...
The current oil downturn won’t hurt Texas like the oil bust of the 1980s, according to experts who spoke at a Dallas Federal Reserve housing conference recently. Much has changed since then. The state’s economy is far more diversified, for one, and improved technology in the oilfield has meant oil producers are more efficient, for...
By Bryan Livingston Managing Director and CEO 2015 year was a year of new beginnings and transition for Capital Alliance Corp. (cadallas.com) as our founder, Ed Dawson, retired and a three-member leadership team took over management. We pursued new industrial segments, added strategic hires, expanded into El Paso and invested in new technology that significantly...
By Baron Lukas President, Vital Strategies Those who have worked in the Texas oil patch have seen the cyclical nature of the industry. They’ve lived through other downturns and may think they know how to weather the storm, but this downturn is different. What may have worked for companies in the energy industry during the...
The Dallas Business Journal has named Capital Alliance Corp. to its 2016 list of Top Investment Banking Firms. The list, which appears in the April 1 issue of the publication, ranks Dallas area firms by number of local banking professionals. CAC, with eight professionals on staff, is listed at number seven. Capital Alliance Corp. also...
DALLAS, Dec. 22, 2015 – Paul Puri, managing director and chief development officer of Capital Alliance Corp., a global mid-market investment banking firm, was named to the Dallas Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Energy” for the fourth consecutive year. The annual publication highlights key players in the energy sector. Five business journals from the nation’s...
DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2015 – Bryan Livingston, managing director and CEO of Capital Alliance Corp. (www.cadallas.com), has been named vice president of the Americas for M&A International. Livingston was elected to the position by the other member firms of M&A International, the world’s leading alliance of boutique M&A firms, of which Capital Alliance Corp. (CAC)...
By Bradley S. Buttermore Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Companies who compete on price alone do so at their own folly, says Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, who told attendees at the 2015 Staffing World conference that employee engagement is vital in achieving sustainable organic growth. Did you know that only about...
By Mike Galardi Practice Leader The merger and acquisition environment in the trucking industry likely will remain fairly robust for several more years although we may see some fluctuation in valuations. Owners who started their businesses 25 or more years ago are approaching retirement age, and if they don’t have family members to take over,...
