Karan Kapoor is a managing director and co-head of Kroll’s Technology M&A practice (formerly Pagemill Partners), based in Los Angeles.
He is focused on advising technology companies on mergers & acquisitions and raising capital.
Karan originally joined Kroll in 2011 through the acquisition of Pagemill Partners, a leading Technology M&A focused boutique investment bank. He rejoined the company in 2019, after spending six years in the technology investment banking groups of other platforms including UBS, one of the largest global investment banks, and Stifel, a leading full-service middle market investment bank.
Karan is a seasoned investment banker with significant transaction experience across software/SaaS, Internet, and other software and technology enabled sectors. Some of his former clients include the AIA, AS Software, Ancestry, Beatport, Criteo, Despegar, Frontline Education, Glu Mobile, GoDaddy, HomeAway, Infogix, Instec, Intertrust, Kofax, King Digital, Neustar, Nuance, NuSource, Officite, Retailmenot, Snap, Square, Thanx, TigerLead and Viator.
Karan holds a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. He is also a FINRA-registered General Securities Principal and possesses Series 7, 63, and 79 licenses.
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Middle Market M&A, Strategic Advisory, Debt Advisory and Private Capital Markets, Restructuring and Insolvency Services, Financial Due Diligence, Fairness Opinions, Solvency Opinions and ESOP/ERISA Advisory
Transaction Advisory Services
Kroll’s Transaction Advisory Services platform offers corporate and financial investors with deep accounting and technical expertise, commercial knowledge, industry insight and seamless analytical services throughout the deal continuum. Duff & Phelps acquired Kroll in 2018 and unified under the Kroll brand in 2020.
Kroll’s Technology Investment Banking Practice Advised Resonate on Its Majority Investment Led by ZMC
The Opinions Practice of Kroll Rendered a Fairness Opinion to Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
Kroll's ADG M&A Advisory Team Advised SGL Carbon on the Sale of Its Gardena Composite Solutions Business
Kroll’s Business Services M&A Advisory Team Advised Personify on Its Sale to WilsonHCG
