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Comvest Partners Targets Opportunities In Health Care

What types of companies do you invest in and why? We invest in lower middle market companies where we see opportunities for operational improvements and growth. We invest in sectors

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The Big Squeeze

Uncertainty is the watchword for South Florida’s community banks as they grapple with the banking reform regulations resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act. Dodd-Frank already has more than 5,000 pages of

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Live with John Kanas

John Kanas burst onto the business scene in South Florida as part of an investment team that took over the remnants of BankUnited after it was seized by regulators during

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The Latest Financial Gold Rush: Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding is one of the hottest words in finance these days – unfortunately Florida risks turning into a laggard. A panel on crowdfunding drew, well, a crowd at the eMerge

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Executive Fashion

Who: Kim Cagiano  What: Senior Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing  Where: SunTrust Bank  Banking attire used to be ultra conservative, but acceptable office wear has become more fashion

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Gestational Surrogacy: Putting Our Buns In Her Oven

I was under the impression that once you decide to start a family, you toss the birth control and give it the “old college try.” BAM! There you are in

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South Florida’s Big Lifesaver

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 shows how difficult searches can be, but making them easier is a daily job at one of the oldest manufacturers in South Florida.

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Miami’s trade decreases 5.32%

Total U.S. trade was up 2.79% through May, but trade in South Florida was down 5.32%, according to Coral Gables-based WorldCity, which crunched Census Bureau Data. A continuing factor in

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