Founders recently hired new members Jack Gutshall, Will Weathington, and Oliver Robinson, and Chris Jenkins. Jack, Will, and Oliver will all be joining the Bullpen as analysts, while Chris is Founders’ newest Senior Associate. Originally from Birmingham, AL, Jack received his Bachelor of Science in Finance, Economics, and Mathematics with a minor in Spanish from…
Founders Advisors Team Members volunteered their time and efforts last month to serve Cornerstone Elementary School. Cornerstone is a non-profit, K4-12 Christian school for inner-city students of Birmingham. Founded in 1982, the school was established to prevent the cycle of poverty by providing a world-class education to students with no school choice. Their mission has…
Last Saturday, our Annual Founders Family Lake Day was held at Lake Martin. The Founders team, along with their families and a few friends of the firm, enjoyed a beautiful day on the water filled with good food and fellowship. As in years past, several of our analysts were brave enough to take a leap…
By: Michael White Amazon has taken another step towards its goal of reinventing health care with the recent announcement of its acquisition of One Medical. Amazon announced the $3.9 billion acquisition on July 21, 2022 and it follows a spate of acquisitions and announcements beginning in 2017 related to their interest in healthcare. One Medical, a…
Multi-Unit Buzz: Despite Soaring Inflation, Buyers & Sellers Remain Active “It’s a once-in-a-century experience with a different economy than it was a century ago. There’s just no road map.”–Diane Swonk, Chief Economist at Grant Thornton “We’re in a really difficult position, because we don’t have successful precedents for having an economy this red hot in…
By: Chris Weingartner There is perhaps no industry being transformed more rapidly than IT Services and Managed Service Providers. Several private equity groups have planted their flags with investments in large platforms and are almost universally executing on a strategy to identify complimentary add-on acquisition targets. As a result, MSP owners and operators are receiving tidal waves…