Alec Dafferner

Partner, Head of US Advisory @ GP Bullhound

About

Have been advising companies in the Technology sector for the last 20+ years with a specific focus on Digital Media, Internet, Games, Mobile, Software and Services. Based out of San Francisco with coverage of growth stage companies primarily in the US, Europe and Asia. Successfully closed over 100 M&A and capital raising transactions. Specialties: Mergers & acquisitions, capital raising, strategic advisory

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Industry

Investment Banking

Skill

Investment Banking, Strategy, IPO, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Mergers, Capital Raising, Venture Capital, Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Capital Markets, Capital, Executive Management, Private Placements, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Valuation, Corporate Finance, M&A experience

Experience

Partner, Head of US Advisory

GP Bullhound

2023-2 - Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

Oversee GP Bullhound's US Advisory business with offices in San Francisco and New York.

Partner, Head of San Francisco Office

GP Bullhound

2008 - 2023-2 · 15 yrs

San Francisco Bay Area

GP Bullhound is a leading technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world’s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999 in London and San Francisco, the firm today has over 10 offices across the US, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com.

Board Advisor

WellAware

2022-2 - 2023 · 1 yr

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Board Member

WellAware

2019-10 - 2022-2 · 2 yrs 5 mos

San Antonio, Texas

WellAware® is an industrial IoT partner focused on improving business outcomes with high quality data and end-to-end solutions. Better data, better results. For more information, visit www.wellaware.us.

Board Member

Vemory

2014-6 - 2016-3 · 1 yr 10 mos

Austin, Texas Area

Vemory was acquired by GoPro in March of 2016. Based in Austin, Texas, Vemory was a leading mobile technology developer focused on helping people create memorable, magical content from their mobile phones. Their flagship application, Splice, is an award-winning mobile photo and video editor that allows users to manually create customized edits with advanced features normally found on desktop editing applications, but with the speed and efficiency of a mobile app interface. With tens of millions of users and over 100 million videos created, Splice is one of the most popular photo and video apps on the planet.

Executive Director - Global Technology Investment Banking

UBS

2001 - 2008 · 7 yrs

Based out of San Francisco in UBS' Global Technology Group working with clients in the Internet / Digital Media, Software and Services sectors. Selected transaction experience includes public equity (IPO, Follow-ons, block trades, PIPEs), private equity (placements) convertible debt and M&A advisory.