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Dresner Partners Advises ARRIS Group, Inc. on the Divestiture of Its Subsidiary, Electronic Connecter Corporation, to Eclipse Embedded Technologies
Thursday, April 05, 2012
CHICAGO – April 4, 2012 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, recently advised ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) on the divestiture of its subsidiary, Electronic Connector Corporation (ECCO), to Eclipse Embedded ...
 
Dresner Partners' Review of the Transaction Environment
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Following a very positive 2011, Dresner Partners enters its 21st year in business with many exciting developments. In Investment Banking, we closed multiple transactions for clients including completing two transactions on the last business day of the ye
 
Dresner Partners Advises C.J. Vitner Co., Purveyor of Vitner's Brand Salty Snacks, on Its Sale to Snak King Corporation
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
CHICAGO – January 17, 2012 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, recently advised C.J. Vitner Co. on its sale to Snak King Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
 
Dresner Partners Advises AWP Industries, Inc. on its Sale to Nashville Wire Products MFG. Co., Inc.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
CHICAGO – January 11, 2012 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, recently advised AWP Industries, Inc. on its sale to Nashville Wire Products Mfg. Co., Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
 
Dresner Partners Names Mitchell Stern Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
CHICAGO – January 4, 2012 – Dresner Partners announced today that it has named Mitchell Stern as Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking. Mr. Stern will be responsible for expanding Dresner’s healthcare and medtech practice. He will be located
 
Dresner Partners Advised Roscoe Steel & Culvert in its Sale to The Rommesmo Companies
Thursday, September 22, 2011
CHICAGO – September 19, 2011 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Billings, Montana-based Roscoe Steel & Culvert Co. in its sale to Fargo, North Dakota-based ...
 
Dresner Partners Restructuring Newsletter Second Quarter 2011
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
The overall economic conditions in the first half of 2011 have been in a word, abysmal. Growth in the second quarter was worse than expected and recent revisions to the first quarter growth rate show that the economy came very close to contracting.
 
Dresner Partners Advised Carle Foundation in the Sale of its Retail Pharmacy Business to Walgreen Co.
Monday, July 11, 2011
CHICAGO – July 11, 2011 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Urbana, Illinois-based Carle Foundation (Carle) in the sale of its wholly owned retail pharmacy ...
 
Dresner Partners Summer 2011 Chemical Newsletter
Thursday, July 07, 2011
The Chemical Industry had a strong first quarter as many companies had strong volume growth, increased capacity utilization and higher margins.
 
Dresner Partners Advises Zenith Cutter Company on It's Sale to the Fisher-Barton Group
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
CHICAGO – June 28, 2011 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, recently advised Zenith Cutter Company in its sale to the Fisher-Barton Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Spring 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
In this article, we review the current state of the healthcare landscape, the fundamental causes of how we got here, and the legislative response. In addition, we offer a view to the likely future direction of the healthcare sector, in particular the ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Spring 2011
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
2011 is off and running and based on early indications, the disjointed momentum the economy experienced during 2010 has evolved into a more predictable and optimistic outlook for 2011 and beyond.
 
Dresner Partners Names Omar Diaz Managing Director
Monday, February 14, 2011
CHICAGO – February 14, 2011 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member, announced today that Omar Diaz has joined the firm as a Managing Director. In his new role, Mr. Diaz will focus on middle-market ...
 
Dresner Partners' Family Matters Newsletter
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
As many of our clients begin to wind down what for them has been a relatively successful 2010 and start to plan their goals and objectives for 2011, we are being asked a number of questions.
 
Steven Dresner Elected to IMAP Board of Directors
Monday, November 22, 2010
CHICAGO – November 22, 2010 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP, Inc. member firm, announced today that Steven M. Dresner has been elected to a four year term on the IMAP Board of Directors. In his ...
 
Dresner Partners Advised eRAD, Inc. in its Sale to RadNet, Inc.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Image Medical Corporation, the parent of Greenville, South Carolina-based eRAD, Inc., in its sale to RadNet, Inc. (NasdaqGM:
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Fall 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Since the start of the recession (in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research ), most of us have been subjected to the sustained anguish of having to see the familiar graphic representing the rise from 2003 to a peak in 2007, ...
 
Jamie Lisac Joins Dresner Partners to Lead Financial Restructuring and Corporate Turnaround Practice
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
CHICAGO – August 25, 2010 – Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank and IMAP-member firm, announced today that Jamie Lisac has joined the firm as Managing Director and will lead the Financial Restructuring and Corporate Turnaround ...
 
Dresner Partners Advised Protein Solutions in Obtaining New Capital
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Chicago, Illinois-based Protein Solutions in connection with an investment by St. Louis-based Advantage Capital Partners, ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Summer 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Given the apparent end to what the popular press has dubbed “The Great Recession,” many are wondering what the food industry will see in terms of mergers and acquisition activity in the near term.
 
Dresner Partners Advises Dialysis Corporation of America, Inc. on its Sale to U.S. Renal Care, Inc.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
CHICAGO – June 9, 2010 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member, advised Dialysis Corporation of America, Inc. (DCA)(NASDAQ: DCAI) on its recently completed sale to U.S. Renal Care, Inc. (USRC).
 
Dresner Partners Receives Transaction of the Year Award
Monday, May 17, 2010
CHICAGO – May 17, 2010 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member, received the Middle Market Transaction of the Year Award by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) for its breakup and sale of ...
 
U.S. Renal Care, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Dialysis Corporation of America
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Strategic acquisition will significantly expand U.S. Renal Care's provision of outpatient dialysis services
 
Dresner Partners' Family Matters Newsletter
Monday, March 29, 2010
For many shareholders of family owned and closely held private companies, 2009 was a year of waiting…waiting to see how severely the recession would impact their businesses and, for those shareholders looking for a liquidity event, waiting to see when
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Winter 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
With the passage of the Senate Bill (H.R. 3590) and the House Bill (H.R. 3962) in 4Q 2009, a unified healthcare policy framework appeared imminent. However, the recent Democratic Senate seat loss in Massachusetts and declining public support make the ...
 
Dresner Partners Metals Newsletter Winter 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Are you ready for the recovery? You may feel like you have been waiting for a recovery for the past 12 months. Being prepared for the recovery may appear to be a simple task, but we are finding an increasing number of players that are not ready or worse ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Fall 2009
Monday, December 07, 2009
We recently attended the International Network of M&A Partners (IMAP) Fall conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Dresner joined IMAP, a global partnership of middle-market investment banks in more than 30 different countries, to better facilitate transactions ...
 
Dresner Partners Advised Carle Foundation in Sale of its Skilled Nursing and Memory Care Business to Traditions Management
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
CHICAGO – December 1, 2009 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Urbana, Illinois-based Carle Foundation (“Carle”) in the sale of its wholly owned skilled ...
 
Dresner Partners Advises Care Collaborative Home Health Services in Strategic Partnership with Home Health Group LLC
Friday, September 18, 2009
CHICAGO – September 11, 2009 – Dresner Partners, a FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Care Collaborative Home Health Services, Inc. (CCHHS) in its recent strategic partnership with Home ...
 
Dresner Partners Advises Wayne Manufacturing in its Sale to North River Capital
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – September 1, 2009 – North River Capital LLC, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based equity capital firm, announced today that it has acquired the assets and business of Wayne Manufacturing Corporation in LaOtto, Ind. Going forward, the company ...
 
Dresner Partners' Family Matters Newsletter
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
It is an issue that is arising at family owned and closely held private companies throughout America: an owner who last year was contemplating retirement and a liquidity event, only to have those thoughts disintegrate with the collapse of the financial
 
Dresner Partners Advises Medical Resources in its Sale to Multiple Buyers in Separate Transactions
Monday, July 06, 2009
CHICAGO – July 6, 2009 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it advised Bloomfield, N.J. headquartered, Medical Resources, Inc. (MRI) in the sale of substantially all the ...
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Summer 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
As a continuation of the trend that began to accelerate in late 2007, largely as a result of the dislocation in the credit markets and depressed real estate values, capital flows continue to shift from facilities to other healthcare subsectors such as ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Spring 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Mark Twain suggested, “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” Our current recession is no exception to Twain’s suggestion.
 
Dresner Partners Advises SEMX Corporation on its Merger with Coining Holding Company
Monday, February 23, 2009
CHICAGO – February 23, 2009 – Dresner Partners, a FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, announced today that it had advised SEMX Corporation (Pink Sheets: SEMX) in its recent merger with Coining Holding Company, a portfolio company of River ...
 
Steven Dresner's Recent Comments on the Merger and Acquisition Market in Crain's Chicago Business
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Merger volume has been in free fall — down 53% in the fourth quarter — but deals are still getting done.
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Spring 2009
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
For a number of reasons, we expect healthcare transaction activity in 2009 to be robust in a generally declining market.
 
December 2008 Renal Care Newsletter
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
With the nation’s economy in a recession and financial markets experiencing large losses, there is one bright spot for readers of this newsletter: it is a good time to be in renal care.
 
Metals Newsletter December 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
While it would be typical at this time of year to write a piece summarizing the year, we thought it might be more positive to look ahead to the future...or, in our case, the "futures".
 
Dresner Partners Advises Consortium of Chicago Hospitals in Their Sale of Hospital Laundry Services Assets to New Entities Created by Blue Wolf
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
CHICAGO – December 2, 2008 – Dresner Partners, a Chicago-based middle market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to Hospital Laundry Services (HLS) in the sale of its assets to entities ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Fall 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
It is at times like these that the title of our newsletter, Middle Market Metrics,
 
Dresner Partners Assists A.L.P. Lighting in Obtaining Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
CHICAGO – NOVEMBER 4, 2008 – Dresner Partners, a Chicago-based middle market investment bank and IMAP member firm, announced today that it assisted A.L.P. Lighting Components, Inc. (A.L.P.) of Niles, Ill. in obtaining a new revolving credit facility and
 
Dresner Partners "Trends in Valuation"
Thursday, October 23, 2008
With the recent issuance of SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has endeavored to provide a comprehensive set of accounting standards to determine the current fair value estimates of a company’s assets and
 
Dresner Partners Family Business Newsletter: Family Matters: Indiana
Monday, October 06, 2008
Dresner Partners recently sponsored a series of private panel discussions examining the likelihood and potential impact of an increase in capital gains taxes. The panel discussions were hosted by Tim Coleman, Senior Managing Director and Head of ...
 
IMAP Expands its Global Reach with Dresner Partners
Monday, July 21, 2008
TAMPA, Fla. and CHICAGO – July 21, 2008 – IMAP is pleased to announce that is has selected Chicago-based Dresner Partners to help serve its U.S. and international clients. Dresner Partners joins 57 other IMAP firms with 101 offices in 35 countries ...
 
Dresner Partners Advises Cohen & Green on its Sale to Recycle South LLC
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
CHICAGO – June 25, 2008 – Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered middle-market investment bank, announced that it recently advised Cohen & Green Salvage Company and its sister companies, Lumberton Recycling Company and Raeford Salvage Company, on ...
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Summer 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
Dresner Partners has served healthcare clients for over 15 years, completing many transactions in a number of sub-sectors such as healthcare staffing. In recognition of the large and growing opportunity in the $90 billion staffing sector, we have focused
 
Dresner Partners Valuation Newsletter June 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Increased prices of steel, copper, silver, and other raw materials, resulting from the construction boom in China have had a serious impact on global
 
Dresner Partners Advises Mercer Company on its Sale to Liberty Iron & Metal
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Dresner Partners, a leading FINRA-registered, middle-market investment bank, recently advised Mercer Company in its sale to Liberty Iron & Metal Holdings and its German partner, Scholz AG. Terms of the transaction, which closed earlier this year, were ...
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Spring 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
President Bush’s proposed FY 2009 budget spares few federal programs from significant cuts. The Centers for Medicare and
 
Dresner Partners Advises Tronair in Sale to KRG Capital
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it served as exclusive financial advisor to Tronair, Inc., a River Capital company, in its sale to KRG Capital Partners. Specific terms of the transaction were not ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Spring 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
“What do subprime mortgages have to do with my business, and why should they affect my
 
Dresner Partners Metals Newsletter Winter 2008
Thursday, February 07, 2008
As the financial markets try to recover from the problems created from the subprime residential
 
Dresner Partners RV Newsletter Winter 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
While the credit markets are still reeling from 2007 summer’s sub prime residential mortgage debacle, the
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Fall 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
While the credit markets are still reeling from this summer’s sub-prime residential mortgage debacle, the outlook we see for our middle-market clients as they enter the fourth quarter continues to be positive.
 
Dresner Partners Advises Haemoscope in Divestiture of its TEG® Thrombelastograph® Hemostasis Analyzer Business
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Dresner Partners, a leading NASD middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Haemoscope Corporation in the divestiture of its TEG® Thrombelastograph® Hemostasis Analyzer business.
 
Dresner Partners Advises Remet in Acquisition of Calwax
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Remet Corporation in its acquisition of Calwax.
 
Dresner Advises AMR ProNurse in Sale to Medical Staffing Network Holdings
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Dresner Partners, a leading NASD middle-market investment bank, announced today that it served as the exclusive financial advisor to AMR ProNurse in its sale to Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc.
 
Dresner Partners Aerospace and Defense Newsletter Fall 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
The aerospace and defense industry is experiencing stellar growth, particularly in the commercial
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Summer 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Healthcare services M&A continued with an active second and third quarter 2007. Private equity groups are driving a significant portion of this activity.
 
Dresner Partners Business Services Newsletter Fall 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Dresner Partners has served business services clients for over 15 years, completing many transactions in sub-sectors such
 
Dresner Partners Metals Newsletter Summer 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
This quarter’s sector spotlight focuses on the scrap industry and a new found interest coming from the
 
Dresner Partners RV Newsletter Summer 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
It’s starting to look like blue skies for the Recreational Vehicle industry. With a leveling off of gas prices and overall economic
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Summer 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Middle market merger and acquisition activity continued its strong pace in the second quarter and first half of 2007.
 
Dresner Partners Advises MacLean Investment Partners in Sale of Jameson to Carousel Capital
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
CHICAGO – July 12, 2007 – Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it served as exclusive financial advisor to MacLean Investment Partners (MIP) in the sale of its majority ownership stake in Jameson Corporation ...
 
Dresner Partners Names Paul Hoffman Vice President
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
CHICAGO – June 27, 2007 – Dresner Partners, a leading NASD-registered, middle-market investment bank, announced today that Paul Hoffman has joined the firm as vice president.
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Spring 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
We are coming off a phenomenal year in 2006 for mergers and acquisitions, in which a number of records were broken.
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Winter 2007
Monday, April 02, 2007
Total healthcare M&A activity accelerated sharply in 2006, driven by landmark transactions such as HCA’s $33 billion go-private transaction.
 
Dresner Partners Advises SVS Vision In Sale Of Company To Management Team
Monday, March 19, 2007
Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as the financial advisor to SVS Vision Holding Company (“SVS”) in its sale to Farstan Investment Corporation (“Farstan”).
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Winter 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
While statisticians are still compiling the final figures for 2006, there is no question in anyone’s mind that the year just ended will be a record year for the M&A industry in all respects.
 
Dresner Partners Advises The Biltrite Corporation In Divestiture Of Sheet Rubber And Rubber Matting Business
Monday, November 20, 2006
CHICAGO – November 20, 2006 – Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as the financial advisor to The Biltrite Corporation in the sale of its Ripley, Mississippi-based sheet rubber and rubber matting ...
 
Dresner Partners Healthcare Newsletter Fall 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Healthcare investment continues unabated through the first three quarters of 2006. Net new commitments by the private capital markets to the sector topped $36 billion year-to-date September.
 
Dresner Partners Advises Production Services Associates in Recapitalization
Monday, October 30, 2006
CHICAGO – October 30, 2006 – Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it served as the financial advisor to Production Services Associates, Inc. (PSA) in its recapitalization with Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) to ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Fall 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
It’s October 2006 and the Chicago Bears are posting a very respectable season! At the same time, the M&A bears continue to hibernate, putting up less than menacing marks on the market scoreboard.
 
Dresner Partners Represents Postle Distributors, Inc. in Sale to Strength Capital Partners L.L.C.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
CHICAGO – October 12, 2006 – Dresner Partners announced today the sale of Indiana-based Postle Distributors, Inc. to Strength Capital Partners L.L.C. Dresner Partners initiated the transaction and acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Postle ...
 
Dresner Partners Advises Learning Resources in Acquisition of Educational Insights
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
CHICAGO – October 18, 2006 – Dresner Partners, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as the financial advisor to Learning Resources, Inc. in the acquisition of Educational Insights, Inc. (OTC: EDIN.PK), a leading ...
 
Dresner Partners Represents Defiance Metal Products
Monday, September 25, 2006
CHICAGO – September 21, 2006 – Dresner Partners is pleased to announce the sale of Ohio-based Defiance Metal Products Co. to an affiliate of New York-based buyout firm Weatherly Group, LLC.
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Summer 2006
Friday, July 14, 2006
Welcome to the Summer 2006 issue of the Middle-Market Metrics, Dresner Partners’ quarterly report on the middle- market transaction environment.
 
Dresner Partners Advises Learning Resources in Acquisition of Safe-T Products and Extra Measures
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
CHICAGO – June 26, 2006 – Dresner Partners announced today that it acted as the financial advisor to Learning Resources, Inc. in the acquisition of Safe-T Products, Inc. and Extra Measures, Inc., manufacturers of hands-on learning products and tools for ...
 
Dresner Partners Middle Market Metrics Spring 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Welcome to the Spring 2006 issue of Middle-Market Metrics, Dresner Partners’ quarterly report on the middlemarket transaction environment.
 
Chicago-Based Dresner Partners Represents BAL In Sale To ITW
Monday, February 06, 2006
Dresner Partners announced that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to BAL (Bay Area Labels) in the sale of the company to Illinois Tool Works Inc.
 
Chicago-Based Dresner Partners Represents Bio-Logic In Sale To Natus Medical
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Dresner Partners announced that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Bio-logic Systems Corp. in its recent merger with Natus Medical Incorporated.