During my business career that spans more than five decades, I have found that the best lessons are not always straightforward. And they don’t always appear where you‘d expect to find them. In fact, I discovered what amounted to a validation of the Allegiance Capital Corporation business model while reading a McKinsey & Company article...
It takes more than luck to sell your company for a premium price. You have to work on these four areas to generate buyer interest. Seneca, a first-century Roman philosopher once observed, “Luck is where the crossroads of opportunity and preparation meet.” Some business owners believe they’ll be able to “get lucky” and sell...
(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Bizjournals.com, whose parent company, American City Business Journals, is the largest publisher of metropolitan business newsweeklies in the United States, with 43 business publications across the country.) When business owners decide they are ready to raise some cash, they often come to an investment bank, like my firm....
(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Bizjournals.com, whose parent company, American City Business Journals, is the largest publisher of metropolitan business newsweeklies in the United States, with 43 business publications across the country.) I’m not sure anyone puts much stock in New Year’s resolutions any more. We all proclaim them to friends and family at every...
Allegiance Capital Corporation, a Dallas-based private investment bank, announced today that it assisted Trinity Hunt Partners in sourcing its acquisition of a majority interest in IMS ExpertServices of Pensacola, Fla. Trinity Hunt Partners is a middle-market private equity firm with more than $670 million under management. IMS is a full-service provider of expert witness search...
The Power of Pitching In When it comes to trying new things to get the job done, Martha Grizzel knows no fear. Grizzel – executive assistant to David J. Mahmood, founder and chairman of Allegiance Capital Corporation of Dallas – has even driven a forklift at a past employer. She says she comes by this...
Allegiance Capital works with privately-held and closely-held companies; which means that we work with business owners, entrepreneurs, partners and families who own or control a privately-held business. We support these individuals in the following manner: When You’re Ready for a New Chapter When business owners reach a point in their career when they wish to...
Press Release October 14, 2014 Globalscope Partners, the international M&A network, is pleased to announce the successful expansion of the network at the 16th Semi-Annual Conference in Athens. 27 of the 32 member firms sent 42 delegates to attend the conference to discuss deal opportunities, sector trends, and to network. The conference opened with the...
Allegiance Capital has two deals that are finalists in M&A competition that includes firms from North & South America. Allegiance deals are finalist in the Energy and Healthcare competition, and the firm is also a finalist for Boutique Investment Bank of the Year in the competition. The AMERICAS M&A ATLAS AWARDS is part of...
ATHENS, GREECE – Dallas-based Allegiance Capital was awarded the Oscar Award for executing the largest deal in the last six months by any member of Globalscope Partners worldwide. Globalscope Partners is a worldwide organization of investment banks that includes approximately 300 bankers from 43 banks representing 33 countries around the world. Allegiance Capital accepted the...
Directional Rentals Inc., a Houston-based manufacturer and provider of drilling tools for the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, has taken up a new strategy and a new name. With the private equity backing of Dallas-based Hicks Equity Partners, Directional Rentals recently acquired Lafayette, La.-based Reamco Inc. for an undisclosed price. The addition of...
No deal is a slam dunk. But some are better than others. All buyers wake up the day after closing a deal and believe they have just finished a great deal with incredible growth potential and fantastic profitability. All sellers wake up the next day and believe all their problems have been solved. In reality,...