How Boston Powers Social Entrepreneurship
Blog post by Founder and President, Travis Borden
Boston’s innovation economy gets a lot of well-deserved attention, but if you focus only on next generation technology companies, you miss a critical part of the story...
What is a Leveraged Buyout (LBO)?
Overview of a Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Transaction
An explanation on structure, investors, characteristics, mechanics and returns of an LBO transaction.
Mergers and Acquisitions: 2016 in Review
Major Merger and Acquisition Trends in 2016
Charts, reports, videos and infographics providing a snapshot of the most relevant trends in M&A in 2016, including the rise in divestitures, inbound activity in the US and the importance of the middle-market.
Special Industry Report: Homebuilding
Major Homebuilding Mergers & Acquisitions Trends
2016 brought robust merger and acquisition (“M&A”) activity to the homebuilding industry. Buyers and sellers converged thanks to strong and improving market fundamentals, intense competition for land, and the lack of public (IPO) exit options for private homebuilders.
What You Need to Know about Selling a Private Company
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about selling a private company.
We receive many questions from private, founder- and family-owned companies across a broad range of industries about the corporate sale process. Here we provide answers to those frequently asked questions.
Meet the Investment Bank Certified for Social and Environmental Responsibility
Announcement by Keene Advisors Founder and President, Travis Borden.
Today, I am proud to announce that Keene Advisors, a socially responsible investment bank, has become a Certified B Corporation™.
Investment Bank, Keene Advisors, Earns B Corporation™ Certification
Press Release
Keene Advisors, the socially responsible investment bank, is honored to announce that it has become a Certified B Corporation™, joining Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and a community of more than 1,800 other companies committed to using business as a force for good.
2015 Benefit Corporation Report
Annual report on Keene Advisors' public benefit.
Keene Advisors was incorporated in Massachusetts in July 2015. We elected to become a benefit corporation at formation, which means that in addition to creating value for our clients and pursuing financial success, we have also committed to generate a material, positive impact on society and the environment. We report our public benefit annually.
Bills and Passions
Blog post by Partner Sergio Reyes.
While in college, I had two types of jobs, passion jobs and bills jobs. My passion jobs orbited around the voluntary sector and reflected my personal interests: quality of and accessibility to education, social justice, advocacy research… Sometimes paid and sometimes not, these experiences were always fulfilling; should someone ask me the ubiquitous “what do you do?” question, I would always answer with my passion job.
The First Benefit Corporation IPO Is Coming, And That’s A Big Deal
News article quoting insight from Partner Luke Stephan.
"KKR could be just the tip of the iceberg (...) If the Laureate IPO is successful, it will provide a roadmap for institutional investors, family offices and individual investors who want to invest capital in businesses that generate a good return and make valuable contributions to society at large. And it will provide a strong counterpoint to skeptics that believe that businesses cannot access institutional capital unless they focus exclusively on maximizing value for shareholders."