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Additive Manufacturing Overview

Senior Managing Director Eric Burns, Managing Director Tom Dorsey, and Managing Director Patrick McGrath define the market opportunity, sources of funding, and evolutionary themes of additive and advanced manufacturing.
Security Software Overview

Security Software Overview

Senior Managing Director Robert Bartlett discusses recent trends in the cybersecurity industry.

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Representative Transactions in Technology

Financial Advisor to
Dialexa
a Portfolio Company of
Alturus Capital
in Connection With its Sale to
IBM
Undisclosed
September 2022
Financial Advisor to
Apisero
in Connection With its Sale to
NTT Data
Undisclosed
September 2022
Financial Advisor to
Stratix
in Connection With Stratix's Recapitalization With
LLR Partners
Undisclosed
September 2022
Financial Advisor to
Accordion Partners
in Connection With its Strategic Growth Investment From
Charlesbank
and
Motive Partners
Undisclosed
August 2022
Financial Advisor to
Emtec
in Connection With its Sale to
Kelso & Co.
Undisclosed
August 2022
Financial Advisor, Lead-Left Private Placement Agent, and Lead Arranger to
Acronis
in Connection With its Private Capital Raise
$250 Million
October 2022
Financial Advisor to
PayIt
in Connection With its Strategic Equity Investment From
Macquarie Capital
Undisclosed
July 2022
Financial Advisor to
Abracon
in Connection With Abracon's Sale to
Genstar Capital
Undisclosed
July 2022
Financial Advisor to
Rizing
a Portfolio Company of
One Equity Partners
in its Sale to
Wipro
Undisclosed
April 2022
Financial Advisor to
Siemplify
in Connection With its Sale to
Google
Undisclosed
January 2022
Financial Advisor to
OneWeb
in Connection With its Chapter 11 Sale to the
UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
and
Bharti Global Limited
$1 Billion
November 2020
Financial Advisor to
Hewlett Packard
in Connection to its Takeover Defense Against
Xerox
Unsolicited Cash-and-Stock Exchange Offer and Proxy Contest
$35 Billion
March 2020
Financial Advisor to
IBM
in Connection With the Divestiture of Assets Related to its Sales Performance Management Business to
Great Hill Partners
and
Spectrum Equity
Undisclosed
November 2019
Financial Advisor to
InterXion
in Connection With its Strategic Combination With
Digital Realty
$8.4 Billion
October 2019
Lead Financial Advisor to
Red Hat
in Connection With its Sale to
IBM
$34 Billion
October 2018
Co-Manager to
PureStorage
on its Convertible Notes Offering
$575 Million
April 2018
Financial Advisor to
DXC Technology
in Connection With the Three-way Spin/Merge of DXC’s U.S. Public Sector Business With
Vencore
and
KeyPoint Government Veritas Capital Management
Combined Revenue ≈ $4.3B
October 2017
A Lead Financial Advisor to
Verizon
in Connection With its Primarily Cash-and-Stock Acquisition of the 45% Interest in
Verizon Wireless
Held by
Vodafone
$130 Billion
September 2013

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Guggenheim Securities Congratulates Apptio on its Transaction

Guggenheim Securities, LLC, congratulates Apptio in connection with its $4.6 billion sale to IBM. Guggenheim served as lead financial advisor to Apptio, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company.

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Guggenheim Congratulates Compass Datacenters and RedBird Capital Partners on its Transaction

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Guggenheim Congratulates Compass Datacenters and RedBird Capital Partners on its Transaction

Guggenheim Securities, LLC, congratulates Compass Datacenters and RedBird Capital Partners in connection with Compass Datacenters' sale to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. and existing investor Ontario Teachers'​ Pension Plan from RedBird Capital Partners and Azrieli Group. Guggenheim served as financial advisor to Compass Datacenters and RedBird Capital Partners.

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Guggenheim Opens Boston Office

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Guggenheim Opens Boston Office

We are excited to be building our local investment banking presence, with a sector focus spanning software, biotech, and technology, and services including M&A, research, and equity capital markets.

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Guggenheim Congratulates ScanSTAT on its Transaction

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Guggenheim Congratulates ScanSTAT on its Transaction

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates ScanSTAT Technologies in connection with its announced merger with Verisma. Guggenheim served as an exclusive financial advisor to ScanSTAT on the transaction.

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Guggenheim Congratulates OpsRamp on its Transaction

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Guggenheim Congratulates OpsRamp on its Transaction

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates OpsRamp in connection with its announced sale to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Guggenheim served as a financial advisor to OpsRamp on the transaction.

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Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci Discusses Takeaways From Salesforce's Earnings Call

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Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci Discusses Takeaways From Salesforce's Earnings Call

Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci joins Yahoo Finance to discuss his key takeaways from Salesforce's fourth-quarter earnings call.

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Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci Joins CNBC's Squawk on the Street

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Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci Joins CNBC's Squawk on the Street

Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci joins CNBC’s "Squawk on the Street" to discuss his thoughts and outlook on cloud stocks.

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RingCentral Announces Updated Strategic Partnership Agreement With Avaya

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RingCentral Announces Updated Strategic Partnership Agreement With Avaya

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates RingCentral on its updated strategic partnership agreement with Avaya. Guggenheim served as a financial advisor to RingCentral on the transaction.

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Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl Joins CNBC's TechCheck

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Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl Joins CNBC's TechCheck

Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl joins CNBC TechCheck to discuss the state of dealmaking in software for corporates.

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Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci Joins CNBC’s Squawk Box

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Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci Joins CNBC’s Squawk Box

Software Equity Research Analyst John DiFucci joins CNBC’s "Squawk Box" to discuss his views on the sector as well as the impact of artificial intelligence on the industry.

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Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl Speaks With Mergermarket

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Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl Speaks With Mergermarket

Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl spoke with Mergermarket about his outlook for M&A activity in tech for 2023.

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Guggenheim Software Analyst John DiFucci Joins CNBC’s TechCheck

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Guggenheim Software Analyst John DiFucci Joins CNBC’s TechCheck

Guggenheim software analyst John DiFucci joins CNBC’s ‘TechCheck’ to discuss his software sector outlook.

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Consumer Edge Announces Equity Financing From Funds Managed by CoVenture

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Consumer Edge Announces Equity Financing From Funds Managed by CoVenture

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Consumer Edge in connection with its announced equity financing from funds managed by CoVenture.

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Charlesbank Capital Partners and Bridgepointe Technologies Announces Acquisition of PPT Solutions, LLC Solutions

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Charlesbank Capital Partners and Bridgepointe Technologies Announces Acquisition of PPT Solutions, LLC Solutions

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Charlesbank Capital Partners and Bridgepointe Technologies in connection with Bridgepointe’s acquisition of PPT Solutions, LLC Solutions.

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Medusind Announces Sale to Alpine Investors

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Medusind Announces Sale to Alpine Investors

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Medusind, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, in connection with its announced sale to Alpine Investors.

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Mythics Inc. Emergent, LLC Group Announces Strategic Investment From One Equity Partners

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Mythics Inc. Emergent, LLC Group Announces Strategic Investment From One Equity Partners

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Mythics Inc. Emergent, LLC Group on its announced strategic investment from One Equity Partners. Guggenheim served as the exclusive financial advisor to Mythics Emergent Group on the transaction.

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Aligned Data Centers Announces Agreement to Acquire ODATA

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Aligned Data Centers Announces Agreement to Acquire ODATA

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Aligned Data Centers, a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management, in connection with its announced agreement to acquire ODATA

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Additive Manufacturing Overview

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Additive Manufacturing Overview

Senior Managing Director Eric Burns and Managing Directors Thomas Dorsey and Patrick McGrath discuss the additive and advanced manufacturing industry and possible opportunities available in the future for the sector.

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OneSource Virtual to Focus Exclusively on BPaaS

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OneSource Virtual to Focus Exclusively on BPaaS

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates OneSource Virtual, a portfolio company of TCV and Halyard Capital, on its agreement to sell OneSource Virtual’s Professional Services and Application Management Services business lines to Cognizant.

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DAZN Accelerates Global Growth Momentum With Acquisition of Eleven Group Businesses

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DAZN Accelerates Global Growth Momentum With Acquisition of Eleven Group Businesses

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates ELEVEN SPORTS HQ on its announced acquisition by DAZN.

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IBM Acquires Dialexa to Speed Digital Innovation

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IBM Acquires Dialexa to Speed Digital Innovation

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Dialexa, a portfolio company of Alturus Capital, on its announced acquisition by IBM.

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NTT DATA Announces Intent to Acquire Apisero to Enhance MuleSoft Data Integration Capabilities

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NTT DATA Announces Intent to Acquire Apisero to Enhance MuleSoft Data Integration Capabilities

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Apisero Inc. on its announced acquisition by NTT DATA.

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Stratix Completes Equity Recapitalization With LLR Partners

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Stratix Completes Equity Recapitalization With LLR Partners

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Stratix Corporation on its equity recapitalization.

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Accordion Announces Strategic Growth Investment From Charlesbank Capital Partners and Motive Partners

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Accordion Announces Strategic Growth Investment From Charlesbank Capital Partners and Motive Partners

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Accordion on its strategic growth investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners and Motive Partners.

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Emtec Secures Growth Investment From Kelso & Company

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Emtec Secures Growth Investment From Kelso & Company

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Emtec Inc. on its partnership with Kelso & Company.

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Acronis Capital Raise

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Acronis Capital Raise

Guggenheim Securities, LLC served as financial advisor, lead-left private placement agent, and lead arranger for Acronis on its $250 million capital raise at a $3.5 billion valuation.

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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Agreement to Sell The CW Network

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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Agreement to Sell The CW Network

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery on their announced agreement to sell a 75% ownership interest of The CW Network to Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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PayIt Announces $90M Growth Investment From Macquarie Capital Principal Finance

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PayIt Announces $90M Growth Investment From Macquarie Capital Principal Finance

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates PayIt on receiving a strategic investment from Macquarie Group.

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Guggenheim Securities Hires Will Eide

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Guggenheim Securities Hires Will Eide

Guggenheim Securities, LLC welcomed William Eide to the firm recently as a Managing Director in its Technology Investment Banking practice to focus on advising companies in the legal, regulatory and compliance technology sectors.

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Senior Managing Director Robert Bartlett on CNBC's TechCheck

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Senior Managing Director Robert Bartlett on CNBC's TechCheck

Senior Managing Director Robert Bartlett discusses recent trends in the cybersecurity industry on CNBC TechCheck.

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Genstar Capital Acquires Abracon

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Genstar Capital Acquires Abracon

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Abracon, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, on its sale to Genstar Capital.

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Guggenheim Securities Expands Technology Investment Banking Practice

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Guggenheim Securities Expands Technology Investment Banking Practice

Guggenheim Securities, LLC welcomes Eric Burns and Chris O'Brien to the firm as Senior Managing Director in its Technology Investment Banking practice.

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Guggenheim Securities Hires Alex Ramirez

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Guggenheim Securities Hires Alex Ramirez

Guggenheim Securities, LLC welcomed Alexander Ramirez to the firm recently as a Senior Managing Director in its Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT) Investment Banking practice.

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Wipro Acquires Rizing

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Wipro Acquires Rizing

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Rizing, a portfolio company of One Equity Partners, on its sale to Wipro.

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Eric Mandl on Benefits of M&A for Shareholders and Consumers

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Eric Mandl on Benefits of M&A for Shareholders and Consumers

Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl discusses M&A large cap tech on CNBC TechCheck and the benefits for shareholders and consumers.

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KKR to Acquire Barracuda Networks

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KKR to Acquire Barracuda Networks

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates KKR & Co. Inc. on its acquisition of Barracuda a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo. Guggenheim acted as financial advisor to KKR.

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Guggenheim Securities Hires Jeff Bistrong

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Guggenheim Securities Hires Jeff Bistrong

Guggenheim Securities, LLC has announced that Jeff Bistrong has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director in its Technology Investment Banking practice focusing on advising software and software-related technology companies.

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Ukraine Update and US Cyber Risks Discussion

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Ukraine Update and US Cyber Risks Discussion

GEN (Ret) Keith Alexander, Co-CEO of IronNet, provided investment banking clients, on March 16, with his insights on the current crisis in Ukraine and what the U.S. needs to do to protect against possible cyber engagements.

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2021 IFR Awards: Dish Network’s US$5.25bn Dual-Tranche Bond

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2021 IFR Awards: Dish Network’s US$5.25bn Dual-Tranche Bond

International Financing Review recognizes Guggenheim Securities' role as joint bookrunning manager for our client Dish DBS on the North America High-Yield Bond of the Year.

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Builder.ai Raises $100M Series C Funding

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Builder.ai Raises $100M Series C Funding

Guggenheim Securities, LLC congratulates Builder.ai on its investment from Insight Partners. Guggenheim acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to Builder.ai in connection with the $100 million Series C funding.

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Garage to Global

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Garage to Global

Robert Bartlett, Senior Managing Director of Guggenheim Securities, joined cohosts Richard Levick of LEVICK and Louis Lehot on a recent episode of "In House Warrior," to discuss the market, SPACs, 2021’s hyper growth and 2022’s market expectations, market stability, and making the transition from accountant to lawyer to investment banker.

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Eric Mandl on Dynamics in Disruptive Tech and Capital Markets Driving M&A

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Eric Mandl on Dynamics in Disruptive Tech and Capital Markets Driving M&A

Senior Managing Director Eric Mandl describes on CNBC TechCheck how dynamics in disruptive technologies and capital markets are driving M&A activity.

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Conversations With Entrepreneurs

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Conversations With Entrepreneurs

HADM 3135: Conversations with Entrepreneurs students welcomed Adam Blackman, Senior Managing Director in the Investment Banking Department of Guggenheim Securities, LLC. Adam led an engaging session as he shared his expertise on Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs.

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