Franklin McLarty
A New Route to Wall Street (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Many of us hadn’t heard of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, until last year, when they were suddenly everywhere. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Franklin McLarty’s MDH Cancels Merger With Olive.com
The special purpose acquisition company announced the deal with Olive in July. read more >
McLarty’s MDH Acquisition Merges With Olive.com
MDH Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company founded by Franklin McLarty and Beau Blair, will merge with Olive.com and its affiliate PayLink Direct. read more >
Small Voice Raised at PAM Shareholders Meeting
There was a miniature failed corporate overthrow that you might have missed earlier this month. read more >
Investors Rush for Chance to Put Cash Into Special Purposes
Franklin McLarty's MDH Acquisition Corp. finds a crowded field in the SPAC market, which has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Express Rx Buys 7 AllCare Pharmacies
Express Rx of Little Rock acquires seven AllCare pharmacies in Arkansas, which the regional chain will rebrand and operate as Express Rx locations. read more >
Lowell Business Center Sells for $13M
A 108,627-SF office complex in Lowell sells for slightly less than $13 million. Graham Streett of Fort Smith and Clinton Bennett of Fayetteville buy the Northwest Arkansas Business Center. read more >
by Marty Cook -
New Partnership Buys Commercial Center in Rogers for $32M
A newly formed real estate investment group paid more than $32 million for the Village on the Creeks commercial center in Rogers. read more >
La Quinta Inn & Suites Attracts $7M Sale (Real Deals)
An affiliate of CorePoint Lodging of Irving, Texas, sold the 261-room hotel in downtown Little Rock to an affiliate of MD Hospitality Group of Chattanooga, Tennessee. read more >
by George Waldon -
McLarty Capital Partners, USDA Launch Private Investment Fund
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has partnered with McLarty Capital Partners of Little Rock to launch a private investment fund the two groups said could inject $100 million in rural small businesses. read more >
CapRocq Buys $8M Mission Corporate Centre in Kansas
CapRocq Core 2, an Arkansas-based real estate partnership, this week announced an $8 million investment in the Mission Corporate Centre in Mission, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. read more >
CapRocq Core 2 Invests $7.5M in Ohio Properties
CapRocq Core 2, an Arkansas-based real estate partnership, on Monday announced a $7.5 million investment in the 1400 Goodale buildings in Grandview Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. read more >
Automobile Dealers Expand Their Holdings
Mark McLarty, whose McLarty Automotive Group has purchased a handful of dealerships in Arkansas and Missouri in the past 18 months, isn’t alone in building a dealership portfolio. read more >
by Marty Cook -
CapRocq Core 2 Portfolio Reaches More Than $100M in Assets
CapRocq Core 2, an Arkansas-based real estate partnership focused on investing in real estate assets in the South and Midwest, announced investments in North Carolina, Ohio and Kansas. read more >
Conference to Focus on Investment in Delta
The Delta Regional Authority is partnering with the White House Rural Council to host the Rural Opportunity Investment Conference Jan. 11-12 in West Memphis and Memphis. read more >
by Mark Carter -
McLarty Daniel Automotive Moves to $12M Site in Bentonville
McLarty Daniel Automotive has moved its McLarty Daniel Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store in Bentonville to a new, $12 million, 45,000-SF facility on Moberly Lane. read more >
McLarty Capital Partners Makes Loans, Invests Equity
As an SBIC, McLarty Capital has the flexibility of working with a business as a lender or as an equity partner with a minority or majority position. The seven deals it has closed to date represent a mix of each kind. read more >
by George Waldon -
CapRocq Core Adds 2 Properties, Fund Passes $130M
Little Rock's CapRocq Core Real Estate Fund Ltd., a real estate partnership that buys real estate assets in the South and Midwest, has completed two closings that bring the fund's acquisition total to more than $130 million. read more >
CapRocq Building Portfolio with Office Properties
Little Rock’s CapRocq Core Real Estate Fund Ltd. expanded its holdings with two out-of-state investments totaling about $18.5 million. read more >
Franklin McLarty Named to P.A.M. Board of Directors
McLarty is president and CEO of RML Automotive and senior vice president and board member for the McLarty Cos. He will sit on the P.A.M. board's audit committee. read more >
by Marty Cook -
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