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.