Karan Kapoor
Karan Kapoor

Karan Kapoor

Managing Director and Co-head of Kroll’s Technology M&A Practice

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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Global Software Sector Update – Winter 2023

Feb 03, 2023

by Karan  KapoorRobert A. Bartell, CFAScott MunroNicholas CollinsRory O'SullivanMihail IvanovEfraim ChalamishNicolas DepardieuPhilipp Bose

M&A Advisory


Global Software Sector Update – Early Winter 2022

Nov 02, 2022

by Karan  KapoorScott MunroNicholas CollinsRobert A.  Bartell, CFARory O'SullivanMihail IvanovEfraim ChalamishNicolas DepardieuPhilipp Bose

M&A Advisory


Industrial Technology Industry Insights – Fall 2022

Sep 30, 2022

by David AlthoffLeo  MahonJames RebelloJeffrey McNamaraRory O'SullivanKaran  Kapoor

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Global Software Sector Update – Summer 2022

Jul 22, 2022

by Karan  KapoorRory O'SullivanNicolas DepardieuPhilipp BoseMihail IvanovRobert A. Bartell, CFAScott MunroNicholas CollinsEfraim Chalamish