Pittsburgh, PA, and Greenwich, CT (May 30, 2007).
Business Growth Alliance, LLC (BGA) is pleased to announce that FOCUS, one of
the nations leading middle market growth advisory and investment banking firms,
has joined BGA’s growing network of Affiliates. FOCUS, founded in 1982
in Washington, DC, provides a full range of investment banking services tailored
to the needs of middle market businesses and their executives. FOCUS is a national
firm with professionals located in Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA;
San Francisco, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Memphis, TN; Bend, OR; Los Angeles, CA;
and Madison, CT. Douglas E. Rodgers, Managing Partner and CEO of FOCUS said,
“FOCUS is delighted to be part of this unique and powerful group which
share common goals to provide growth and liquidity to middle market firms and
families.” BGA has appointed Gerald Turner, a FOCUS Partner, to the BGA
Advisory Board.
BGA, founded in 2005, is an expanding national alliance dedicated to providing
growth advisory and investment banking services to controlling owners of family-owned
and middle market businesses. BGA has assembled a strategic mix of leading,
professional services firms, which share back office data platforms, and research
and business performance analytical tools. BGA is comprised of nine Affiliate
Member Firms aggregating a team of 115 professionals.
Manning J. O’Connor II, Executive Director of Business
Growth Alliance, LLC said, “BGA is very fortunate to have another industry
leading Affiliate Member, with a stellar reputation like FOCUS, join the Alliance.”
Mr. O’Connor added, “FOCUS brings additional investment banking
transactional experience supported by a unique research and data gathering process,
all designed to help middle market companies grow and remain competitive thus
accomplishing the objectives of BGA.”
“The addition of FOCUS continues to expand BGA’s
national footprint with its coverage in nine key cities in the US and gives
BGA Affiliates around the country the ability to collaborate and assemble customized,
transaction and industry-focused, teams,” said Francois M. de Visscher,
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of BGA.
“As one national, integrated Alliance, BGA will enhance
and build upon the success of its current Members with the addition of our experienced
colleagues from FOCUS,” said James C. Bly, Jr., Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
of BGA. Mr. Bly added, “With the addition of FOCUS, BGA can now better
meet the needs of its national strategic marketing partners.”
ABOUT BGA
Business Growth Alliance, LLC (BGA) (www.bgallc.net) believes that family-owned
and middle market businesses are materially important contributors to the betterment
of regional economies and the social fabric within communities. BGA has carefully
selected and organized a National Affiliate Network of seasoned, professional
services firms, which are dedicated to providing growth advisory and investment
banking services to middle market and family-owned companies and their principals.
In addition to their core growth advisory and investment banking services, BGA
Member Firms collaborate to address the Three Cornerstones that are needed by
most successful middle market companies: Growing Business Value, Managing Capital
and Liquidity and Perfecting Governance and Control. The nine current Affiliate
Members of BGA include: de Visscher & Co., Source Companies, LLC, FOCUS,
yet2.com, The Pursuit Group, Tenzing Consulting, Value Defined Middle Market,
LLC, Asher Training, and US China Business Solutions Inc.
For further information, please contact:
Manning J. O’Connor II
Executive Director, Business Growth Alliance, LLC
Telephone (724)-933-6650
Email: moconnor@bgallc.net
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