Nfluence Partners

Welcome Thomas Lin! Excited to have you on the team!

We want to welcome Thomas Lin, our newest Director at Nfluence Partners. We are excited about the expertise and fresh perspectives he will bring to our team. Thomas has experience with sell-side M&A and capital raising for founder-led, growth-stage SaaS and Internet businesses. His focus sectors will be LegalTech, GRC, Field Service Management, and PropTech. Welcome Thomas to the Nfluence team! #investmentbanking #newhire #legaltech #grc #manda #capitalraising #fieldservice #proptech

Our Executive in Residence Angel Gambino tackles the challenging question of what acquirers in today's markets are looking for when buying a company. https://lnkd.in/gcYxR5Yz

Great post from Angel Gambino on the importance for growth-stage startups to partner with an investment bank to support that growth.

Great article Angel Gambino on our work with mission-aligned companies pioneering mission-driven partnerships for strategic business growth!

Led by Managing Partner Gary Moon and Director Kelsey Vinson Pols, we are thrilled to share that our client UserWay.org, a pioneer in accessibility AI technologies, and Level Access, a leading provider of digital accessibility solutions, have signed a definitive agreement for Level Access to acquire UserWay in an all-cash transaction for a consideration of US $98.7 million. UserWay is trusted by millions of websites globally to improve accessibility and usability for people with disabilities. Level Access’ decades of full-service digital accessibility expertise and UserWay’s technology innovation will bridge the digital disability divide for more people online. Congratulations to Allon Mason and the entire UserWay.org team on this exciting milestone! #mergersandacquisitions #accessibility #accessibilitymatters #artificialintelligence #disability #usability #ada #aoda #eaa #wcag #wcag2 #digitaldivide https://lnkd.in/dJ5twR34

Led by Sun Jen Yung, we are thrilled to share that our client LyricFind Inc., the world’s leader in lyric licensing and data solutions, has acquired Belfast-based Rotor Videos. Rotor Videos is popular with record labels and fans alike for its fast, easy to use, and affordable capabilities. The acquisition strengthens LyricFind’s well-established portfolio of lyric-based solutions, and expands on LyricFind’s recent push into the video creation market. Congratulations to Darryl Ballantyne and the entire LyricFind Inc. team on this exciting milestone! #musicindustry #musicbiz #mergersandacquisitions #lyrics #videocreation #recordlabels #musicrights #musicbusiness https://lnkd.in/gZP_AAdy 

Our Managing Director Michael Hakim will attend DevLearn next week in Las Vegas from Tuesday, October 24th to Thursday, October 26th. Mike leads our EdTech practice and will be available to discuss the current state of the EdTech market, the opportunities and challenges facing early education, K-12, higher education, and professional/corporate-facing EdTech companies, given the uncertain state of school budgets and capital markets, and other implications to strategic thinking in the short- and intermediate-term. Should you be interested in discussing the current market environment for funding, M&A, and the deal environment generally, please contact Mike at mhakim@nfluencepartners.com. https://devlearn.com/ #DevLearn #DevLearn2023 #conference #conferences #inperson #lasvegas #edtech #mergersandaquisitions #investmentbanking 

Our latest Nfluence State of the Market research report focuses on the Creator Economy. The Creator Economy encompasses 200 to 300 million individual creators, including social media influencers, bloggers, and videographers who produce UGC for social platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Building on our active sell-side engagements, this report from Partner Sun Jen Yung maps the Creator Economy, analyzes M&A and investment activity, and compiles key themes we are watching, focusing on three subsectors - Creator Tools, Monetization of Content, and Creator Infrastructure.   Our team has analyzed more than 400 companies in the space. We hope that sharing this knowledge can be helpful to company founders, investors, and forward-thinking changemakers.   Read the full Creator Economy State of the Market Report here: https://lnkd.in/gjWpz7qU #creatoreconomy #marketresearch #mergersandacquisitions #socialmedia #influencermarketing #tmt #martech #adtech #taxonomy

Our Partners will be attending the Dreamforce Conference next week from September 12th - 14th. Join us to discuss the current state of the enterprise SaaS market, the opportunities and challenges facing companies given the turbulent capital markets, and other implications to strategic thinking in the short and intermediate term. Should you be interested in discussing the current market environment for funding, M&A, and the deal environment generally, please reach out to Managing Partner Gary Moon at gary@nfluencepartners.com. https://lnkd.in/dM2vM7M #Dreamforce #Dreamforce2023 #conference #inperson #bayarea #saas #enterprisesoftware #software #mergersandaquisitions #investmentbanking