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.