Financial Sponsors
A leader in the markets driving our economy
Our experienced team of coverage officers coordinates investment banking activity across industry and product groups, delivering all of the firm's resources to our clients and institutionalizing these important relationships.
460
Companies sold to financial sponsors since 2017
580+
M&A transactions advised on with private equity as the seller or buyer in the last five years
*sell-side and buy-side
$47B+
Equity and debt capital raised for sponsor-backed companies in 2021
Offering a Comprehensive Private Equity& Alternative Asset Service Model
We provide a full range of advisory solutions to GPs, LPs and portfolio companies.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Advised on more than 1,000 M&A transactions with an aggregate transaction value of $500B+ in the last five years.
Learn MoreGP Advisory
Completed more than 45 transactions totaling more than $40B in transaction value advising on both GP stake investment and platform acquisitions.
Private Capital Advisory
Raised $21B+ in capital, acting as placement agent on 16 transactions; Advised on 16 transactions with an aggregate transaction value of $4.3B+; offers key secondaries products such as continuation vehicles; Advised on 14 transactions with an aggregate transaction value of $3.7B+.
Learn MoreFinancing
Served as bookrunner on over 400 equity transactions raising $92B+ over the last five years, over 900 stocks covered and completed more than 130 debt financings across the firm's seven core industry segments representing total proceeds in excess of $21B in the last five years.
Learn MoreRestructuring
Our industry leading advisory team is focused on restructuring, reorganizations and other complex financial transactions for public, private and governmental clients.
Learn MoreWhat we do
Create connectivity
Maintain active dialogue with 500+ private equity firms as well as 100+ family offices, pension funds, infrastructure funds and independent sponsors across North America and Europe
Deal flow and innovative ideas
Provide consistent, high-quality deal flow, idea generation and executive/board introductions for new platform investments and portfolio companies
Advisory and support
Leverage our proprietary transaction database housing 10+ years of data on buyer behavior and deal interactions to support our clients and deal processes
Piper Sandler adds best-in-class private capital advisory group
Piper Sandler acquired premier alternative investment bank, Aviditi Advisors, on August 23, 2024. Our new team provides full lifecycle services to financial sponsors, global alternative investment managers and limited partner investors with offices in New York City, Dallas, London and Munich.
