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.

Accounting firm, several others dismissed from Thalhimer ESOP case

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Several defendants, including one of Richmond’s biggest accounting firms, have shaken loose from a legal battle between Thalhimer and a scorned former employee. Meanwhile, the remaining defendants have begun to chip away at pieces of the lawsuit filed against the Henrico-based real estate firm’s top executives by Steven Brincefield, the company’s retired longtime head of… Read more »

Collegiate grad’s West Coast tech firm puts down roots in Richmond

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Last year, when San Francisco-based StreetLight Data needed an east coast hub, founder and CEO Laura Schewel looked to the familiar territory of her home town. Now, after a year of having her employees here work in a coworking space on Broad Street and fresh off a $10 million capital raise, the Richmond native and… Read more »

Topgolf tees off construction on $25M Westwood range

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With heavy machinery already tearing up earth in the background, a fast-growing chain of golf entertainment complexes ceremoniously broke ground Wednesday on its first Richmond-area location.

Accused Chesterfield Ponzi schemer charged in criminal case

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Four months after he was sued in a civil case by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly bilking 60 investors out of nearly $5 million, a local investment adviser now has the feds coming after him for criminal charges.

RVA 25 Slideshow: Hurricane Michael edition

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A whipping of wind and rain from the outer bands of Hurricane Michael didn’t deter some of Richmond’s fastest-growing companies from celebrating their success last week.

C&F goes back for seconds in C-ville

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A local bank is expanding its branch presence in Charlottesville beyond the city’s Downtown Mall, with a second outpost in the works and a third likely at some point.

Breaking News: Union Bank strikes $610M deal for greater push into NoVA

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Richmond’s Union Bank & Trust has hit the accelerator once again with yet another acquisition, this time making a play for its first significant piece of the Northern Virginia market. The $13 billion downtown-based bank announced a deal this morning to acquire Access National Bancorp out of Reston in an all stock transaction valued at… Read more »