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News from Janas Associates / Janas Consulting - 11/03/09

Hugh Scheffy, Managing Director of Janas Consulting, is the courtappointed Trustee in the bankruptcy liquidations of two separate, multistate Liquidating Trusts in conjunction with the bankruptcy of a large residential developer. - Read More

News from Janas Associates / Janas Consulting - 09/30/09

Janas is pleased to announce that Roy H. Aaron has joined our professional staff as Vice Chairman of Janas Associates and Janas Consultants.  Roy will bring his broad experience to our investment banking and consulting practices. - Read More

Action Now! - 08/24/09

"The economy has finally hit bottom and is starting to turn."  All of us want to hear and believe this message.  The JANAS TEAM is seeing a gradual, though reluctant loosening in the capital markets. - Read More

Janas Consulting welcomes Jim Jacobs as Managing Director - 07/27/09

Janas Consulting Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Jacobs to its professional staff. Jim joined the firm as Managing Director and will focus on Turnaround Consulting and Interim Management. - Read More

Petroleum Distribution Industry - 07/06/09

Do current events in the Petroleum Distribution Industry keep you awake at night thinking about your next move? The Industry breathed a sigh of relief when gasoline and diesel prices declined. - Read More

Baby Boomer Transition Strategies - 06/30/09

The First Baby Boomer collected social security benefits in 2008. By 2023, only 14 years from now, an estimated 7 million Baby Boomers who own businesses will retire. - Read More

Is Deal-Making Still Alive? - 03/27/09

The economic turmoil of 2008 had an adverse effect on M&A transactions. The number of transactions declined. - Read More

Janas Newsletter - 02/01/09

Despite challenging market conditions, the acquisition and sale of middle market companies remains active. Strategic buyers have become more active. Janas Associates understands how to complete transactions. - Read More

Janas Newsletter - 11/27/08

Janas Associates is pleased to announce the sale of Redwood Coast Petroleum, Inc, to PR Oil Company, a portfolio company of Private Equity Fun, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. - Read More

Janas Consulting Name - 10/31/08

At its founding in 1989, Janas Associates practiced as Janas Consulting. Beginning a decade ago, the firm combined its investment banking and its management consulting practices as Janas Associates. - Read More

Janas announces sale of Sierra Energy's Oroville Bulk Plant Operations - 10/14/08

Janas Associates announces the sale o f the Oroville Bulk Plant Operations of Sierra Energy to Interstate Oil Company, Inc. Janas Associates and Sierra Energy Management engineered the sale of Sierra Energy by operating or geographic divisions to maximize the overall sale price for the owner. - Read More

Janas announces sale of Sierra Energy's Bulk Plant - 05/13/08

Janas Associates is pleased to announce the sale of Sierra Energy’s Bulk Plant and Cardlock Operations to Hunt & Sons, Inc. Janas Associates represented the owners of Sierra by identifying interested buyers, structuring the sale, and supporting completion of the transaction. - Read More

Janas announces sale of Petroleum Distributor Lee Escher Oil Co. - 04/24/08

Janas Associates is pleased to announce the sale of Petroleum Distributor Lee Escher Oil Co. ("Escher") to Glenn Beck Oil Co. Janas Associates represented the owners of Escher in identifying interested buyers, structuring the sale, and supporting completion of the transaction. - Read More

News Releases

Michael LeRoy has joined Janas as a Managing Director - 11/1/2009

>Mike Leroy has joined Janas Associates and Janas Consulting as a Managing Director. He previously founded Crown Capital Advisors where his client services included mergers and acquisitions and consulting, including expert witness assignments. – Read More

Hugh Scheffy has joined Janas Consulting as a Managing Director in its Turnaround Management Consulting Division. - 7/2/2009

Hugh has served as interim CFO and CIO on turnaround assignments. – Read More

Joe Feig has joined Janas Consulting as a Managing Director. - 6/23/2009

He has guided the growth of privately held companies from start up to public offering and served global public companies as a senior financial officer and consultant. – Read More

James S. Jacobs has joined Janas Consulting as a Managing Director in its Turnaround Management Consulting Division. - 6/2/2009

Jim has more than twenty-five years of experience in senior management, product development, and consulting. – Read More

Michael O’Connell has joined Janas as a Managing Director - 4/27/2009

Michael O'Connell has joined Janas Associates as a Managing Director and has elected as a Vice President of South Lake Avenue Securities corporation, a Janas affiliate, that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). – Read More

Janas Associates Opens China Offices - 3/1/2009

Janas Capital Corporation has formed Janas Associates (Hong Kong), Ltd. and Janas Associates (China), Ltd. and has opened offices in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. – Read More

Janas Consulting Opens Honolulu Office - 2/1/2009

Janas Consulting, Inc. has opened as office in Honolulu to serve clients in Hawaii and the South Pacific. Areas of client service include financial consulting, turnaround consulting and Visitor Industry consulting. Michael Givens, George Lipp and Robert Moore have joined the firm in Honolulu. – Read More

Roy Aaron has Joined Janas as Vice Chairman - 12/2/2008

Roy Aaron has joined Janas Associates and Janas Consulting as Vice Chairman. Roy will focus his efforts on providing investment banking and consulting services to the Entertainment, Technology and Media Industries. – Read More

Edgar Johnson joins Janas Consulting as a Managing Director - 10/21/2008

Ed Johnson has joined Janas Consulting as a Managing Director. Ed was the Founder and President of Panasonic Corporate Systems Company. – Read More

Richard "Dick" E. Gregerson becomes President of Janas Associates - 05/23/07

Richard E. Gregerson has been promoted to President of Janas Associates, an international investment banking and management consulting firm. Mr. Gregerson joined Janas in 2001 as Managing Director. – Download

Kern Kwong, Ph.D. becomes Chairman - Asia Pacific of Janas Associates - 1/2/2007

Kern Kwong has been promoted to Chairman – Asia Pacific of Janas Associates, Investment Bankers and Consultants. Dr. Kwong joined Janas Associates in January 2004 as a Managing Director. – Read More

Michael G. Poma joins Janas Associates - 09/01/06

Michael G. Poma has joined Janas Associates as a Managing Director. Mike was the majority owner of Poma Distributing Company, Inc., Poma Automated Fueling, Inc. and Inland Petroleum Equipment & Repair, Inc. – Download

Articles about Janas

Money Talks: Money Managers&Financial Advisor Profiles

Pasadena Magazine, December 2008 - Read More

Janas Associates Set to Expand [in China]

By Li Fangchao, China Daily Business, October 26, 2005 - Read More

Publications

Higher Taxes on Sale of Companies Looming

By Richard E. Gregerson., July 2007 – Read More

Helping Clients Control Their Future

By E. Michael Shays, CMC, FIMC. C2M Consulting to Management, Vol. 14, No. 2 – Download

"The Deal": Constructing a Sale or Acquisition

By Arthur C. Withrow II. Reprinted from Compoundings, Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2002 – Read More

Sellers Find Price Tied to Firm's Future Performance: Earnouts, Seller-Financing Require Pre-Acquisition Checks

By Dick Gregerson. Reprinted from San Diego Business Journal, May 20, 2002 – Read More

Planning an Exit Strategy: Enhancing the Chances of a Favorable Sale

By R. Carter Freeman and Anthony J. Mulkern., October/November 2001 – Read More

Exit Planning for Independents (and Other Lube Makers)

By Craig Overstreet. Reprinted from Lubricants World., 10/31/08 – Read More

Preparing Your Business for Sale

By Dick Gregerson. Janas Associates Quarterly, , Vol. 6, Issue 1, First Quarter 2002 – Read More

How to Make or Break a Business Acquisition

By R. Carter Freeman. Los Angeles Business Journal, May 27 - June 2, 2002 – Read More

Making the Acquisition Work

By Anthony J. Mulkern, Ph.D. Janas Associates Quarterly, Vol. 1, Issue 21., Third Quarter 2001 – Read More

Exits&Entrances: Does Your Company Have a Strategic Plan?

By R. Carter Freeman and Arthur C. Withrow II. LUBES-n-Greases, 2000 – Read More

The Confidential Business Review

By R. Carter Freeman. Janas Consulting Advisory Notes, Vol. 3, Number 1, January-June 1998 – Read More

Obedience to the Unenforceable

By E. Michael Shays, CMC, FIMC. Journal of Management Consulting, November 1996 – Download

How to Get Value from a Management Consultant

By E. Michael Shays, CMC, FIMC., 10/31/08 – Read More

Seminars

Heilongjiang Province Conference

an Gabriel, California, September 24, 2007 – Read More

International Seminar for Revitalizing Old Industry Base

Harbin, P.R. China, 10/25/05 – Read More

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