A Richmond insurer is set to open a Netherlands office.
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Battle over Wilton shares gets heated
A federal bankruptcy judge rejected an agreement that would have paved the way for Hank Wilton to sell his shares and bow out of the Wilton Companies.
Monday Q&A: The accidental acquisition
Eight years is all it took for Linda Nash to build her business to a point where a deep-pocketed buyer wanted a piece of the action.
DealFlow: Investment banking roundup for 7.15.11
Deals from Wunderlich, Stone & Youngberg, Cary Street Partners, Harris Williams and BB&T.
The doctor will see you now
In its latest investment, Markel Ventures has acquired a local concierge medical firm.
French tax credit records raise red flags
State records obtained by Richmond BizSense show that developer Justin French has received an unusually large amount of tax credits for renovating historic buildings. Several contractors said that the rehab costs reported by French in his tax credit applications are close to double the typical range.
In development feud, writing is on the wall
It’s not often that a spat over tax credits inspires graffiti artists. Developer Justin French said he supports the local artists who painted messages on the exterior walls of the Scott’s Addition industrial property they rent from him, messages not so subtly aimed at French’s tax credit purchaser for the renovated building at 1509 Belleville… Read more »
Markel acquires workers comp unit
Markel Corporation is expanding its reach with the acquisition of an Omaha-based insurance company.