2018 Archives

Excerpt: There have already been more deals involving credit unions buying banks announced in 2018 than any previous year, and there could be more to come before Dec. 31…. Michael Bell, an attorney with Howard & Howard, served as Advia’s legal adviser and has advised the buyers on many credit union-buying-bank deals. He told S […]

Skyway Capital Markets, LLC is pleased to announce the formation of an Advisory Board to provide the company with outside expertise, knowledge and strategic thinking.  The Advisory Board members represent a cross-section of industries in which Skyway Capital Markets is doing business. The inaugural Advisory Board members include: Kiran Patel, Community leader and entrepreneur Jack […]

Skyway Capital Markets was pleased to support the Andrew P. Stewart Center for their 6th Annual Golf Classic.  The Center has been serving Atlanta neighborhoods since 1916 and currently serves the Pittsburgh community of southwest Atlanta where they work with residents to transform the community into a place of hope and opportunity. The Stewart Center’s Atlanta Golf […]

Tampa Bay Business Journal  interviews Russ Hunt and Dennis Holthaus for Executive Files: Excerpt Once outlandish, credit union acquisitions of banks gain traction and Skyway Capital owns the space TBBJ: When I first heard of a credit union buying a bank, it seemed quite rare, if not, hard to fathom.  Dennis: It’s becoming more common. There […]

Excerpt: Credit unions continue buying banks as need for deposits grows From: S&P Global Market Intelligence By Kenneth M. McCarthy, Razi Haider With the latest transaction in the Pacific Northwest, 2018 is on pace to eclipse the number of credit union-buying-bank deals from the previous two years combined. Tacoma, Wash.-based Sound CU on Sept. 21 […]

Skyway Capital Markets, LLC Earns Top Spot on Florida’s Fast 100! Excerpt from The Business Journals: For the sixth year, the four Florida business journal markets got together to determine the Florida Fast 100, which highlights some of the fastest-growing companies in the Sunshine State. In order to qualify for the List, companies must be […]

Skyway Capital Markets  is pleased to announce Adin Lohry has joined its growing team as a Managing Director. Mr. Lohry has over 15 years of investment banking and financial services experience.  His primary responsibilities at Skyway include originating, executing and managing investment banking transactions related to the Financial Services and Real Estate industries.  Mr. Lohry has significant capital markets experience advising […]

Skyway Capital Markets, LLC is featured in the Top 500 companies on the Florida Gulf. The 2018 Top 500 ranks the largest 500 companies from nine counties from Polk to Collier, by revenue, and includes a valuable listing of those companies’ contact information. Click here for full story.

Skyway Capital Markets makes Inc 5000 list for the second year in a row.

Skyway Capital Markets is proud to announce it was honored with the top spot on Tampa Bay Business Journal‘s 2018 Fast 50 – made up of all types of companies that call Tampa Bay home. The honorees include companies that have been in business several decades and ones that have started within the last five […]

IBM Southeast Employees’ Credit Union (IBMSECU), the largest South Florida-based credit union, has agreed to acquire Vero Beach-based Oculina Bank. The credit union currently has one branch on the Treasure Coast, with a location in Port St. Lucie. Oculina Bank, which has $342 million in assets, has eight branches in the region, covering Indian River, St. […]

Skyway Capital Markets , a Tampa, FL-based boutique investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Andrew Fenton has joined its growing team as a Managing Director. Mr. Fenton will focus on advising high yield, growth equity and real estate clients. Andrew is an established real estate executive with almost 15 years of experience covering […]

Excerpt:  U.S. credit unions in 2018 have been buying banks at a pace that ultimately more than double the total number of such deals announced last year… “I don’t think ten to 15 deal announcements [of this kind] this year is crazy at all,” said Dennis Holthaus, managing director of Skyway Capital Markets. “Strategically, credit […]

A banker and a lawyer walk into a bar … stop us if you’ve heard this one before … and launch a boutique investment banking firm. That’s not exactly how Skyway Capital Markets was formed — but it’s close. (The firm technically dates back to 2002, when securities attorney Marty Traber founded it, initially to work with two clients.) […]

Something old, something new, something built, something brewed. The Tampa Bay Business Journal‘s 2018 Fast 50 is made up of all types of companies that call Tampa Bay home. The honorees include companies that have been in business several decades and ones that have started within the last five years. They come from a wide […]

TAMPA, Fla. – (May 2018) – Skyway Capital Markets , a Tampa, FL-based boutique investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Dennis Holthaus has joined its growing team as a Managing Director. Holthaus will focus on advising credit union and community bank clients. Skyway Capital Markets Chairman Marty Traber commented, “We are at an exciting […]

TAMPA, Fla. – (May 2, 2018) – Morphogenesis, Inc., a Tampa, FL-based immunotherapy company closed a $16 million Series A investment round led by Dr. Kiran Patel and KP Biotech Group, a company managed by Dr. Kiran Patel. With the completion of the Series A Round, Dr. Kiran Patel was elected Chairman of the Board […]