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.

Mass foreclosure auctions set

More than a dozen lots owned by two local high-end homebuilders are headed to foreclosure Thursday.

Apple REIT closes on $28M hotel deals

The newest fund run by the downtown-based Apple REIT Companies has barely skipped a beat since the company was recently dragged into the national spotlight.

Let the deals do the talking

Richmond’s newest investment banking firm is open for business, but you wouldn’t know it walking by its headquarters in Shockoe Slip.

Stalking horse backs down

The local investment fund that had made a $4 million bid on the last remaining asset of a bankrupt local firm has pulled out.

A well-aged deal

A 130-year-old Richmond insurance brokerage company finds a Cleveland-based buyer but keeps its iconic name.