Key takeaway: For the third time in a little over five years, Business First has acquired a nonbank firm that serves other community banks. Supporting data: Business First’s two consulting units, Smith Shellnut Wilson and Waterstone LSP, generated nearly $8 million in revenue in 2025. Expert quote: “Joining forces allows us to deepen our capabilities…
Avamore Capital has provided a £2.18m ground-up development facility for a nine-flat residential scheme, despite the borrower having no previous construction or development experience. The transaction, arranged through broker Arose Finance, involved several challenges including the site’s location adjacent to a railway line, which required compliance with a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA). The scheme…
This morning I filed an amicus brief in support of the mandamus petition filed regarding the New Jersey bankruptcy court’s venue decision in the Multi-Color Corporation’s chapter 11. It’s no secret that New Jersey has become on of the favored forum-shopping venues for large chapter 11 cases. It’s still not the premier filing venue, but…
Business banking is a little different from consumer banking. Our master list of the best online banks around is surprisingly short on business checking accounts with no monthly maintenance fees, minimum balance requirements, or monthly transaction limits. Also, most business bank accounts impose transaction limits and demand hefty minimum balances to waive high monthly maintenance…
FIFA’s Infantino Faces IOC Ethics Complaint Over Alleged Trump Support FIFA President Gianni Infantino Under Scrutiny for Political Neutrality By Rohith Nair Background of the Complaint MIAMI, July 8 (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino could face an investigation by the International Olympic Committee after a rights group announced plans on Wednesday to file a…
Most Canadians say there is no perfect time to buy a home, according to a new RBC poll that points to the uncertainty still hanging over the housing market despite some improvement in affordability. The survey found that 64% of Canadians agree “you can never really know when the right time is to buy a…
Meta launched Muse Image, the first artificial intelligence image model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. The feature drew immediate pushback because anyone can generate an image of another person by tagging their public Instagram username in a prompt, and public accounts are included by default unless users navigate to a buried setting to opt out, Wired…
Last week, I raved about the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. These two Stanford design professors have taken design principles and applied them to helping people figure out what they want to be when they grow up. After advocating Designing Your Life to several friends, two of them suggested that…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Division of Corporation Finance will co-host a livestreamed discussion on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. to re-examine the IPO process and reassess the framework for how companies of all sizes access public capital. The event will bring together innovative practitioners and seasoned professionals to challenge…