M&A and Corporate Finance Services

Hooke Associates brings their Wall Street investment banking experience within the reach of small government contractors, publicly-traded firms, medium-sized private companies, venture funds and regional accounting and legal firms.

Their services fill a critical need in this market. The financial advisory options of these firms are now restricted to: (1) business brokers and private consultants, most of whom lack traditional Wall Street expertise; (2) regional investment/commercial banks that assign junior personnel to smaller transactions; and (3) New York securities firms, which avoid processing deals under $50 million. If you would like to contact Hooke Associates about M&A transactions, please click jhooke@hookeassociates.com.

Advisory services offered by Hooke Associates, LLC include:

Mergers and Acquisitions: Selling a company or division. Buying a company. Implementing an acquisition program. Roll-ups. Leveraged buyouts. Restructuring programs to enhance shareholder value.

Financing Alternatives: Evaluating corporate financing alternatives, including venture capital, private debt or equity placement, strategic partnership and the viability of an initial public offering.

Fairness Opinions: Providing opinions on the fairness of the consideration being offered in a merger, acquisition or restructuring, from a financial point of view.

Recent transactions include:

Mergers and Acquisitions

The Scranton Times, LP acquiring Citizens Voice, Inc.

Chevron Energy Solutions, Inc. acquired Energy Masters federal business unit International, Inc., a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, Inc. (NYSE - XEL)

The Del Liftgate Group completed a leveraged recapitalization involving management and third-party investors.

Xenergy, Inc., a subsidiary of KEMA International, Inc. (Netherlands) has sold its federal business unit to Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE - ED)

Government contractor bidding for a competitor that was being sold by Goldman Sachs

Government contractor engaged in an acquisition search.

Business services provider considering an acquisition in order to increase sales volume.

Private Financing

Netplexus Corporation raised $5 million of debt and equity capital.

TCI Corp. raised $2 million of private equity from institutions.

Atrium Corp. (South Korea) raised $3.2 million of equity from a leading corporation.

Fairness Opinions

Supercanal S.A. (Argentina) acquired Primera Fila, S.A. from Grupo Uno, S.A.

Medfirst Corporation acquired Community Health Plan of the Rockies, Inc.