Extensive Market Coverage With a Global Perspective
Our industry insight, proprietary ideas and execution experience benefit private equity and venture capital firms, family offices and pension funds around the globe.
We coordinate with our global investment banking and advisory teams to provide in-depth knowledge and industry specific expertise to the financial sponsor community.
We have Equity Capital Markets capabilities in issuing equity for both public and private companies. This enables us to expand liquidity options to include IPOs, follow-on offerings and private placements.
Our uniquely independent Debt Advisory & Restructuring capabilities complement our extensive market and deep execution experience.
Financial Sponsors are a Cornerstone of our Combined M&A Practice
Level of sponsor-backed deals underscores rigor and sophistication of transaction process management
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46%
deals representing an investors portfolio company1
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>2/3
of M&A transactions involved Financial Sponsors on at least one side of the deal1
Ranked #1 by PitchBook For US Middle-Market TMT Transactions
Rank | Firm Name | # of Transactions 2022 |
---|---|---|
1 | Canaccord Genuity | 59 |
2 | Houlihan Lokey | 31 |
3 | Goldman Sachs | 28 |
4 | Raymond James | 25 |
4 | William Blair | 25 |
6 | Jefferies | 18 |
7 | Lincoln International | 17 |
8 | Morgan Stanley | 16 |
8 | Moelis | 16 |
10 | Stifel | 14 |
11 | Evercore | 13 |
12 | Harris Williams | 12 |
Source: Numbers for Canaccord Genuity represent total transactions in Technology, Media & Telecommunications as tracked by PitchBook. Middle-Market TMT transaction totals represent US-based M&A/Control Transactions, All Buyout Types, and Growth/Expansion sell-side transactions less than $500 million in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications industries as classified by PitchBook
Rank | First Name | # of Transactions 2020-2022 |
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1 | Canaccord Genuity | 171 |
2 | Raymond James | 113 |
3 | William Blair | 100 |
4 | Houlihan Lokey | 95 |
5 | Goldman Sachs | 82 |
6 | Jefferies | 72 |
7 | Baird | 71 |
8 | Evercore | 67 |
9 | Lincoln International | 64 |
10 | Morgan Stanley | 50 |
11 | Stifel | 46 |
12 | Piper Sandler | 41 |
Ranked #1 by PitchBook For Media & Information Services Advisory
Rank | Firm Name | # of Transactions 2022 |
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1 | Canaccord Genuity | 37 |
2 | Houlihan Lokey | 12 |
3 | Raymond James | 10 |
4 | GP Bullhound | 9 |
5 | BrightTower | 8 |
6 | Lincoln International | 7 |
7 | Drake Star | 6 |
7 | Stifel | 6 |
7 | Evercore | 6 |
7 | William Blair | 6 |
Source: Numbers for Canaccord Genuity represent total transactions in Technology, Media & Telecommunications as tracked by PitchBook as of 12.31.22. Media & Information Services transaction totals represent US-based M&A/Control Transactions, All Buyout Types, and Growth/Expansion sell-side transactions in the Media & Information Services segment as classified by PitchBook
Rank | First Name | # of Transactions 2020-2022 |
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1 | Canaccord Genuity | 106 |
2 | Houlihan Lokey | 48 |
3 | Raymond James | 38 |
4 | Lincoln International | 28 |
5 | GP Bullhound | 22 |
5 | William Blair | 22 |
5 | Moelis | 22 |
8 | JEGI | 21 |
9 | Goldman Sachs | 20 |
9 | BrightTower | 20 |
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- Company information as of March 31, 2023.