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DMCA Assists in Gissing Automotive Systems Investment

TROY, MICH. – Nov. 15, 2016 – The Michigan investment bankers of Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors, a middle-market investment banking firm, assisted Gissing Automotive Systems, LLC with its investment in ConForm Automotive. Gissing Automotive Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wuxi Gissing Auto Parts Co. Ltd., is a China-based leading designer and manufacturer of interior acoustic parts, special equipment and molds for the global automotive market. As the exclusive financial advisor to Gissing, Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors successfully guided the client through the buy-side advisory process, including negotiating the letter of intent, as well as terms and conditions to definitive agreements, coordinating due diligence and placing debt with Huntington ...

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Sources of Capital to Grow Your Business

If you are looking to grow and expand your business, several sources of capital are available — some more appropriate than others depending on the life cycle stage, size and financial characteristics of your company. External capital (as opposed to internal capital resources such as cash flow) comes in three basic forms: 1.      Equity, or selling shares in your company 2.      Debt, which can include bank loans, corporate bonds and leases 3.      Subordinated debt commonly referred to as mezzanine financing Types of Equity Financing When you raise capital for your business by issuing stock to new investors, you broaden your company’s ownership. In exchange, you receive the ...

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Courting Private Equity

The private equity (PE) sector represents possibly the largest prospective pool of business buyers today. Unfortunately, these buyers can be hard to reach. Unlike international buyers, which are actively making acquisitions, many PE investors are currently sitting on a large amount of funds with defined time horizons. To increase odds of attracting these buyers today, sellers must be aware of the obstacles in dealing in the PE universe, as well as the opportunities to position their businesses favorably. The investment bankers at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors have outlined a few below. Know Your PE Types and Their Pitfalls When seeking PE investment, sellers ...

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DMCA Assists Renaissance Manufacturing Group in PurePOWER Acquisition

TROY, MICH. – May 12, 2015 – Michigan investment bank Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors assisted Renaissance Manufacturing Group, LLC in acquiring the foundry operations of Navistar Inc.’s PurePOWER Technologies in Waukesha, Wis. Acting as the exclusive financial advisors, the licensed investment bankers at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors assisted Wisconsin-based Renaissance Manufacturing Group in successfully completing the transaction and the placement of debt financing. The new entity, Renaissance Manufacturing Group – Waukesha Foundry LLC, will be formed with a group of managers with more than 150 years of casting experience. “We are extremely grateful for all the work the team at Doeren Mayhew ...

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