Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz is the editor of Richmond BizSense, and covers banking, lawsuits, finance, M&A and golf. He can be reached at [email protected] or 804-855-1037.

Former Richmond Fed bank examiner charged with insider trading

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Robert Brian Thompson is facing criminal and civil charges for allegedly pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars by using illegal inside information to trade on the stocks of the same financial institutions he was tasked with examining.

Foursome launches new Fan-based M&A advisory firm

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Brook Run Partners was founded earlier this year by Ian Batt, Ross Harris, Matt Kanne and Alex Pangraze, who each left other gigs in the industry to strike out on their own.