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.

Hirschler Fleischer swings back at fraud suit

A Richmond law firm that has been dragged into a bankruptcy suit tied to a Ponzi scheme says the plaintiff is just trying to collect money from everyone and their mother.

After years of courting, a match is made

A Charlotte private equity fund acquired a Richmond money management/research firm. And a Shockoe Slip investment-banking firm helped steer the deal.

Downtown gets a fox den

Middleburg Bank opened its first local branch last week.

DealFlow: M&A Roundup for 11.11.11

Tons of action this month as local companies acquired new firms while others sold off parts of their businesses. And busy investment banks including Dominion Partners, Harris Williams and BB&T Capital Markets.

14 strokes against golf club deal

Just when it looked like a bankrupt local golf club and its members were about to settle their differences, 14 members went rogue.

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.