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.

Broken bonds

A rural county near Charlottesville is suing a Richmond financial firm it worked with for more than 15 years.

Hilb is at it again

A local insurance brokerage firm has had a busy week.

M&A process gets personal

Two local investment banking firms are the buyer and seller in their own deal.

Sweetening the offer

A California investment firm is again trying to buy shares of Apple REIT at a steep discount, but it raised its price a smidge.

Trading Day: Inside the SEC filings for 9.15.11

Talk about an incentive to relocate. A local executive received some sweet perks and reimbursements for relocating to Richmond from Florida. Plus, another local company is facing a $40 million fine related to its European operations.

Local banks under the microscope

Central Virginia Bank is once again one of the few banks in Virginia to receive a zero rating from a firm that rates all federally insured financial institutions each quarter.

The R&D Dept.: local patents for 9.14.11

A Richmond company called 5 Mississippi LLC has patented a new game. Plus, another patent for Shockoe Bottom based drugmaker Intelliject.

Parcels of land, ripe for the picking

The developer of a golf course, winery and high-end subdivision in New Kent is auctioning off massive chunks of land left over from its foray into the hinterlands.