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.

Fan tech firm expands in NoVa, Philly

A fast growing local tech company has expanded in Northern Virginia and will soon open a new office in Philadelphia.

That’s a wrap

Two Virginia investment firms last week acquired the last remaining local holdings of an Indiana plastics company.

The R&D Dept.: Local Patents for 11.9.11

A Midlothian man has invented a new kind of sports shoulder pads. A Colonial Heights company patented an air freshener device. Plus, patents from Capital One, Afton Chemical and Phillip Morris.

Local companies find safe harbor in Boathouse

A Pennsylvania investment firm has acquired a majority stake of two local companies, combined them and packed the resulting company with fresh cash for expansion. And a Richmond investment bank helped put the deal together.

Going, going, gone

The doors to the world of two bankrupt Richmond socialites will soon open to the public as their estate is liquidated.

Is there a Cupid for credit unions?

The string of recent mergers among local credit unions continued this week with a deal between two institutions in Hopewell and Henrico.