Financial Sponsors

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

46%

deals representing an investors portfolio company¹
>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
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
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
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