Retail Product Solutions

BUSINESS STRATEGY

Comar | December 29, 2021

Comar recently announced its acquisition of Omega Packaging. Comar is a premier supplier of custom medical devices and assemblies and specialty packaging solutions. While, Omega Packaging is a manufacturer of injection and blow molded products serving the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, sports nutrition, and skincare markets. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners-backed the deal, and Golub Capital Credit Opportunities led the financing, along with Brightwood Capital and Everberg Capital. ...

Gallup News | February 10, 2020

Small-business owners are highly engaged in the 2020 presidential election campaign, as 60% say they are paying "a lot" and 30% "some" attention to it. With near unanimity, they say they are likely to vote in the general election. Sixty percent approve of the job that Donald Trump is doing as president, and 52% think their business would be better off if he is reelected. They are somewhat less likely to say they would be better off if the Democratic nominee wins the election ...

FINANCE

Velocity Financial, Inc | December 29, 2021

Velocity Financial, Inc., a leading provider of small balance investor loans, today announced it has acquired a majority stake in Century Health & Housing Capital (“Century”). Founded in 1992, Century is a licensed “Ginnie Mae” issuer/servicer that provides government-insured Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage financing for multifamily housing, senior housing and long-term care/assisted living facilities. Century originates loans through its ...

CNBC | February 07, 2020

Democratic presidential candidates are taking aim at a new tax break for small businesses. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg last week pitched a $5 trillion tax plan that would raise levies on wealthy individuals and corporations. He also wants to repeal the 20% qualified business income deduction, a feature of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect in 2018. This write-off permits owners of “pass-through” entities, including S-corporations and partnerships, to deduct up to 20%...