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.

Trading Day: Local SEC filings for 8.1.13

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Get a glimpse of a local exec’s severance agreement. A big promotion for another high earner. And local REITs moving hundreds of millions of dollars on deals.

Local PR agency ties the knot

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A deal to be acquired by an out-of-state firm will create an agency with more than 200 employees.

Trading Day: Inside local SEC filings for 7.25.13

A local firm forced to make a filing after an employee in Europe speaks out of turn. A director at a local REIT steps down. And a big new line of credit for a local insurer.

Financial manager pleads guilty to fraud

Charlottesville Federal Courthouse by Flickr user OZinOH

A Richmond finance manager pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to defrauding his rock star client, but the question of exactly how much money was misappropriated remains open.