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.

West End firm merges with Boston company

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In its first merger, a longtime financial institution is joining forces with a Boston-based firm with offices across the East Coast. The combined companies have more than $5 billion in assets under management.

Lawyers respond to $15M Davenport suit

A legal battle between a large local financial firm and a rural Virginia county – that was ultimately settled last year – has made its way back into the local court. Now, a handful of attorneys and law firms are demanding that a $15 million suit against them be thrown out.

BizSense brings on a Hokie

Jonathan Spiers

Meet our newest reporter Jonathan, a Virginia Tech grad who joined us last week and is taking on the residential real estate beat.

Trading Day: Local SEC filings for Feb. 26, 2015

A lawyer at one of Richmond’s biggest law firms gets a seat on the Markel board. A local CEO exercising some stock options and several Dominion insiders buy up more shares.

Bank launches $14 million raise

A local bank has kicked off its large-scale turnaround plan with a stock offering aimed first at current shareholders, while a Northern Virginia investor waits in the wings.

A call to Richmond’s most generous companies

Generosity Inc

Richmond BizSense is excited to announce the second annual Generosity Inc. list and celebration – a recognition of the local firms large and small that made donations to charitable organizations in 2014. Find out how your company can be included.

Bank returns to former name

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Richmond’s biggest community bank has finally shed its 2010 post-merger namesake and has reclaimed the brand it went by in its early years.

Banking vet leads firm’s Richmond debut

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The former head of Davenport’s financial institutions group has jumped ship to lead a Chicago-based firm’s first push into the Richmond market.