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  • 2026: Back to Basics 

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    By: Eric Lohmeier, CFA After years of extreme volatility marked by the pandemic recovery, inflation and rate spikes, conflict-driven supply shocks, and AI mania, 2026 has opened with something in short supply: relative calm. Broadly stable economic indicators point to the economy at large, and especially in the Midwest, beginning to level off. Key regional indicators reflect this trend: Iowa’s…

  • Transmission, Transition, and Transactions: The Energy Surge & What it Means for M&A

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    By: Eric Lohmeier, CFA and Ryan Goetzinger, CFA As the AI boom accelerates demand for energy, utility services have become one of the most resilient and investable sectors in the current M&A environment. The next five years are likely “game on” for energy infrastructure buildout, but selectivity and underwriting rigor remain key.  Key Takeaways  Over…

  • Vannguard & Trivest

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    Trivest Recognition Fund established a new platform in the utility locating industry via its partnership with Vannguard Utility Partners.  NCP acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Vannguard on the transaction.

  • Bitter Taste of Market Tests: Learning from New Coke 

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    By: Eric Lohmeier, CFA “The Set-up”  Coca-Cola Company (KO – NYSE) today needs no introduction. From humble beginnings in downtown Atlanta,  now Coca-Cola’s market cap makes it the second largest consumer packaged goods company in the United States, bested only by Procter and Gamble. Coke’s success is undeniable, but savvy students of business and marketing…

  • Unintended Consequences

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    By: Brett Peterson, CFA and Owen Gerard, CFA During the time of British rule of colonial India, the government became concerned about the number of venomous cobras in Delhi. Leaders came up with a clever solution – pay a bounty to any citizen who brought forward a dead cobra. Initially, the program was a success,…

  • ALMACO

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    NCP worked with Almaco to develop a strategic plan and assess related corporate finance projects.

  • University of Iowa Health Care & Mission + Cancer

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    NCP, Inc. (“NCP”), a premiere boutique middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive advisor to Mission Cancer + Blood, PLLC (“Mission”) on its recently announced agreement to be acquired by University of Iowa Health Care.

  • Pritchard & Harrison Ford of Clear Lake

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    NCP, Inc. (“NCP”), a premiere boutique middle-market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it has acted as advisor to Harrison Ford of Clear Lake on its sale to Pritchard Family Auto Stores.