Ascent Technologies
CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Ascent Technologies Inc., (“Ascent”), an AI-driven software platform for regulatory compliance. Ascent was founded in Chicago, IL in 2015. Ascent’s founding team witnessed firsthand the government’s response to the Great Financial Crisis which introduced new […]
“Is This A Good Offer For My Business?”
Before we get to that question, please allow me to introduce myself as I’m new to writing this email newsletter. I’m Brent White, an Associate at RKCA. I live here in Cincinnati with my wife and three children, ages five (Shepherd), three (Haven – “Daddy please call me your daughter, I like when you say […]
Synthica – Deal Announcement
CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the Infrastructure Business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s (“Goldman Sachs”) successful equity investment in Synthica Energy, (“Synthica”), an energy transition platform aimed to design, build, own, and operate large-scale, contracted anaerobic digestion facilities to convert pre-consumer organic waste into […]
Simple VMS – Deal Announcement
CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful sale of SimpleVMS, (“Simple”), a leading vendor management system for mid-to-large employers. Avionté, a Bloomington, MN-based leader in enterprise staffing and recruiting software, acquired SimpleVMS, a Cincinnati , OH-based vendor management system (VMS) for mid-to-large employers with […]
Batched Labeltraxx Siteline – Deal Announcement
CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Label Traxx (Tailored Solutions, Inc.), Batched (Batched, LLC), and Siteline (My Siteline, LLC), (together “the Companies”) to Amtech (Amtech Software […]
Aladdin
CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce CINCINNATI, OH – RKCA, Inc. (“RKCA”), a leading, independent, middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Aladdin Steel, (“Aladdin”), a leading specialty steel distributor of carbon steel tubing and pipe. successful sale of Ascent Technologies […]
Newsletter (1.12.2022)
According to Dealogic, 2021 was a record year for M&A transactions, with global M&A surpassing $5T in volume for the first time. The overall value of global M&A amounted to $5.8T, comfortably topping the previous record of global M&A, which was $4.6T in 2007. 62,193 deals occurred in 2021, which is up 24% year-over-year. 2021 […]
Newsletter (11.11.2021)
Valuation multiples for companies remain at an all-time high fueled in large part by investors being flush with cash and a high level of confidence in the current business environment. According to Pitch Book, Global M&A activity continued its record-setting pace, with just over 27,000 deals completed for a combined $3.4 trillion through the first […]
Newsletter (5.19.2021)
While the pandemic is far from over, M&A activity has surged globally in the first quarter of 2021. According to Reuters and Refinitiv, while the number of deals was up only 6% from a year ago, the total value of pending and completed deals rose 93% to $1.3 trillion. Key factors in getting deals done […]
Newsletter (9.9.2020)
Over five months into the pandemic, I hope you and your families remain healthy and safe. Despite a challenging environment, here are two notable M&A transactions in our space worth highlighting (others are listed below): As for the broader M&A space, after a dramatic reduction in deal volume in Q2, I am encouraged by the […]
