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.

A playbook for real life

The University of Richmond men’s basketball coach share a few nuggets of wisdom at a business school event.

Deal Flow: M&A roundup for 9.9.11

Deals this week from Matrix Capital Markets, Markel Ventures, Alpha Omega Partners, Wheat Systems and Dominion Partners. Plus, a local wine distributor raises capital from a private equity group, and Harris Williams worked a deal for chicken and biscuits.

Let the fermenting begin

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery on Wednesday christened its first official batch of beer with an early morning toast.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 9.8.11

A California investment fund has raised the stakes and is taking another crack at convincing Apple REIT investors to part with their shares at a fire sale price. Plus another busy week of local insider trades, including some big sell-offs.

The Benedictine banjo man

In the middle of a heated public debate about the future of home of Benedictine High School, Jim Connor whipped out his banjo to perform a song his wrote. BizSense has a video of the performance.

Ashland plant sold in massive deal

A Hanover County power plant owned by a Florida-based energy company has been sold as part of a $1 billion deal. The Doswell Energy Center, owned by NextEra Energy, was sold along with three other facilities across the country to New York-based LS power, the company said Thursday. Located in Ashland, the Doswell facility is… Read more »

One firm becomes two

The Shockoe Slip law firm of Butler Williams & Skilling has disbanded.

Will REIT put its Apples in one basket?

The Apple REIT Companies is considering consolidating four of its five REIT funds into one and taking the combined entity public.

Glass half full for local banks

Although more than half of the banks based in Richmond are in the red, many are on the cusp of profitability.