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Benchmark Industrial Acquires Packaging Supplier Donby Packaging!
Calder Capital is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Donby Packaging of Brooklyn Heights, OH by Benchmark Industrial, Inc. of Gahanna, OH. Benchmark Industrial, Inc. is a single-source supplier of packaging and warehouse essentials. Since 1963, they’ve shaped their business around fast, accurate service and delivery. Benchmark’s acquisition of Donby Packaging, a smaller player within…
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Internships In M&A, Investment Banking, & Private Equity – Advice & Tips
M&A Advisor and Internship Program Director, Garrett Monroe, shares his insights on how to get the most out of your internship experience. Internships, especially in competitive industries like M&A, Investment Banking, and Private Equity are more than just an experience to put on your resume.   “A small percentage of people in the U.S., and even…
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Calder Capital Buy-Side Client Update: May 2021
Calder Capital is thrilled to be able to give you an update of how we’re fulfilling our current buy-side clients’ mandates. This month has been exceptional! Proprietary Buy-Side Leads Generated in May: 24 Site Visits & Conference Calls: 15 IOIs / LOIs Submitted or Signed: 4 How do we do this? It’s not rocket…
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Introducing Roy Ghivoni: World Traveler
Introducing Roy Ghivoni to our Summer 2021 Internship Program! Many of our current advisors came to us as undergraduate interns, green and eager to grow and be challenged! This program is important to the current and future state of our company Our program is not coffee runs and paper pushing. Interns grind hard behind the…
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Calder Capital Buy-Side Client Update: April 2021
Calder Capital is thrilled to be able to give you an update of how we’re fulfilling our current buy-side clients’ mandates. At Calder Capital, we work with a wide variety of buyers, from Private Equity, Strategic and Private Investment Groups, Home Offices, Strategic Companies, to Individual Buyers nationwide. Unlike other firms, we guarantee results. We…
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Calder Capital, LLC Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2021 American Business Awards®
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29, 2021 – Calder Capital, LLC was named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year – Financial Services Category in The 19th Annual American Business Awards® today. The American Business Awards are the USA’s premier business awards program. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the…
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Financial Search Group of Petoskey, MI Acquired by AXIOS HR of Grand Rapids, MI
Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce that Financial Search Group of Petoskey, MI has been acquired by AXIOS HR of Grand Rapids, MI. AXIOS HR is an independent, 100% employee-owned organization, and is the fourth largest privately-held West Michigan employer delivering personalized employment solutions to small and mid-sized companies. Financial Search Group is a…
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Max Friar of Calder Capital, LLC Honored as Bronze Stevie® Award Winner in 2021 American Business Awards®
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29, 2021 – Max Friar, Founder and Managing Partner of Calder Capital, LLC was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Entrepreneur of the Year – Financial Services category in The 19th Annual American Business Awards® today. The American Business Awards are the USA’s premier business awards program.…
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Calder Capital, LLC Honored as Bronze Stevie® Award Winner in 2021 American Business Awards®
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 29, 2021 – Calder Capital, LLC was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Fastest Growing Company of the Year – Up to 100 Employees category in The 19th Annual American Business Awards® today. The American Business Awards are the USA’s premier business awards program. Nicknamed the Stevies…
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Calder Capital/SBDA Quarterly Market Pulse
Hear from our advisors what the Q1 2021 M&A market looked like from a boots-on-the-ground perspective. Trending: #bloodsweatandtears #sellonahighnote #beaggressive #PPP As we’re headed into the second quarter of our second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, let’s reflect back on some of the patterns of Q1 in the Mergers and Acquisitions market. Overall, 2021…
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How Tax Changes May Affect M&A in 2021
It seems we’re still unpacking all of the changes that are continuing after 2020. The pandemic seems to have prompted a crow’s feet domino effect, with branches and branches shifting. How we interact socially has changed, entire industries have faced a survival-of-the-fittest scenario, and a lot of things still remain uncertain. Even amongst so much…
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Featured: Ian Watts
M&A Advisor at Calder Capital Graduate of Northwood University Small Business Junkie Motto: Do it afraid! Favorite Activity: Listening to and watching Mindset (psychology and neuroscience), Business and Leadership Audiobooks and Podcasts. And on the weekends, watching action, suspense and movie dramas. Karaoke Night Song: (He hasn’t found it yet, but here’s hoping he will…
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Featured: Pankaj Rajadhyaksha
M&A Advisor at Calder Capital Graduate of Aquinas College Motto: Don’t leave your morals at the door when you come in to work. Favorite Activity: An occasional Netflix movie or show. Karaoke Night Song: *Pankaj doesn’t sing karaoke, but we’ve heard he’s got a pretty good stand-up routine.* What motivated you to become an…
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Starlite Kitchens and Baths, Inc., of Byron Center, MI Acquired by KSI Kitchens of Brighton, MI!
Calder Capital, LLC, is thrilled to announce that Starlite Kitchens and Baths, Inc., of Byron Center, Michigan has been acquired by KSI Kitchens of Brighton, Michigan! Founded in 1971, KSI Kitchens is now family owned and operated by Brian and Lauren Tolles. KSI proudly operates eight locations throughout East Michigan and Ohio, with Starlite now…
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Starlite Kitchens and Baths, Inc., of Byron Center, MI Acquired by KSI Kitchens of Brighton, MI!
Calder Capital, LLC, is thrilled to announce that Starlite Kitchens and Baths, Inc., of Byron Center, Michigan has been acquired by KSI Kitchens of Brighton, Michigan! Founded in 1971, KSI Kitchens is now family owned and operated by Brian and Lauren Tolles. KSI proudly operates eight locations throughout East Michigan and Ohio, with Starlite now…
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The Growing Importance of Business Development for Buy-Side M&A
Buy-Side M&A Project Manager, Sam Scharich, dives into the factors that result in a successful buy-side business development campaign. Business Development is quickly becoming an essential part of the Mergers & Acquisitions process, particularly when it comes to serving private equity firms, family offices, and private investment groups. While growing competition can partially explain the…
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Otsego Crane & Hoist Company of Otsego, Michigan Acquired by Individual Investors!
Calder Capital, LLC, is thrilled to announce that Otsego Crane & Hoist Company of Otsego, MI has been acquired by individual investment partners! Otsego Crane & Hoist Company is a distributor, designer, fabricator, and service provider of overhead material handling equipment. Founded by Ron Hill in 1989, Otsego is a family business that has grown…
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Walerko Tool & Engineering Corporation of Elkhart, Indiana Acquired by Mno-DREK, LLC!
Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce that Walerko Tool & Engineering Corporation of Elkhart, Indiana has been acquired by Mno-DREK, LLC, of Dowagiac, Michigan! Mno-DREK is a holding company of manufacturing businesses, formed by Mno-Bmadsen and DREK Holdings. Walerko Tool and Engineering Corp. makes for a strategic addition to the Mno-DREK portfolio. Established in…
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Otsego Crane & Hoist Company of Otsego, Michigan Acquired by Individual Investors!
Calder Capital, LLC, is thrilled to announce that Otsego Crane & Hoist Company of Otsego, MI has been acquired by individual investment partners! Otsego Crane & Hoist Company is a distributor, designer, fabricator, and service provider of overhead material handling equipment. Founded by Ron Hill in 1989, Otsego is a family business that has grown…
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Walerko Tool & Engineering Corporation of Elkhart, Indiana Acquired by Mno-DREK, LLC!
Calder Capital, LLC is pleased to announce that Walerko Tool & Engineering Corporation of Elkhart, Indiana has been acquired by Mno-DREK, LLC, of Dowagiac, Michigan! Mno-DREK is a holding company of manufacturing businesses, formed by Mno-Bmadsen and DREK Holdings. Walerko Tool and Engineering Corp. makes for a strategic addition to the Mno-DREK portfolio. Established in…