By Bryan Livingston Executive Vice President and Principal A recent trip to Indochina for a meeting of M&A International certainly opened my eyes to the tremendous opportunity the region holds. Although the countries of Indochina — Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Cambodia and Laos – have a long way to go to qualify as ‘Asian...
Every story always has two sides. On one are the enthusiasts; on the other, the naysayers. Although truth most often ends up somewhere in the middle, it’s always a moving target. Take a look at our energy situation in the US, and specifically in Texas, and you’ll see what I mean. There’s the good news,...
By Edward J. Dawson Chairman, President and CEO Webster defines trust as confidence in, and reliance on, good qualities, especially fairness, truth, honor or abilities. When you trust someone, you depend upon them. You also risk that they might not perform up to your expectations. In a business environment, when risk has been reduced to...
By Bryan Livingston Executive Vice President and Principal Attending M&A International’s 61st Fall Conference certainly put a spring in my step. The environment in Bangkok, Thailand, was energetic, to say the least. I will have more to say on the economic and deals outlook in Indochina in a later post. Any gathering with our MAI colleagues...
DALLAS, Nov. 01, 2013 – InterContinental Finance Magazine (ICFM) has named Capital Alliance Corp., (www.cadallas.com) “Closing Firm of the Year-US”. In presenting one of its 2013 Law Awards to the global mid-market investment banking firm, ICFM recognized Capital Alliance’s performance in merger and acquisitions over the past year. London-based InterContinental Finance Magazine is a leading...
By Bradley Buttermore Senior Vice President and Principal Every year I get involved in a survey of Professional Employer Organizations (PEO), those firms that provide human resource services to mostly small to medium size companies. We try to quantify the financial and operating characteristics of the PEO industry, its growth path and we take a sneak...
DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2013 – Corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the oil and gas energy industry, as well as technology and construction, have dominated the closings Capital Alliance Corp. (www.cadallas.com), a global mid-market investment banking firm, has helped consummate through the first three quarters of 2013. Early in the year, Capital Alliance assisted...
DALLAS, Aug. 2, 2013 – Capital Alliance Corp. (www.cadallas.com), a global mid-market investment banking firm, recently advised the principal shareholders of Energy Erectors, a Leesburg, FL, specialty electrical construction contractor, through its acquisition by MasTec, a $4 billion energy infrastructure services company located in Coral Gables, FL. “We were able to communicate the inherent value...
DALLAS, June 19, 2013 – Capital Alliance Corp. (www.cadallas.com), a global mid-level investment banking firm, represented Panhandle Oilfield Services Companies, Inc., Liberal, Kan., a leading oil and gas services company, in the sale of the company to two private equity firms, Argosy Capital of Wayne, Penn., and Akoya Capital of Chicago, Ill. “Panhandle Oilfield Services...
Over 160 mergers and acquisition professionals from M&A International Inc. met this June in Berlin to attend the 58th M&A International Conference and the 12th M&A Mid-Market Forum. One of the special highlights of the conference was the appearance of the Federal Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier, who spoke during a reception at the Reichstag. The...
