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.

Matrix taps into Texas

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With its eye on deals around the Southwest, a downtown Richmond-based investment banking firm has set up shop in the Lone Star State.

Hard Hat Happy Hour IV: The HandCraft building

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Richmond BizSense is headed to one of the most eye-catching buildings in the city’s most sought after neighborhood to close out the inaugural year of our popular Hard Hat Happy Hours.

Local firm strikes deal out west

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In search of its first acquisition, a West End financial firm landed in a tiny town in the Shenandoah Valley.

Class-action law firms swoop in on Genworth deal

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Law firms around the country wasted little time in pouncing on the proposed $2.7 billion deal that will put locally based Genworth Financial under ownership of a Chinese conglomerate.