Macquarie Capital Expands TMT Group with Senior Appointments in New York
January 23 2018 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
- Hires build on Macquarie Capital’s
expanding TMT presence in North America
- Appointments boost expertise across
software, telecom & IT services
- Macquarie Capital has held leading
positions in Bloomberg’s 2016 and 2017 rankings for US syndicated
LBO Bookrunners in the technology sector
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and
principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, today announces the
appointments of Sean McCarthy and Chris Holt as Managing Directors
in its North American Telecommunications, Media and Technology
(TMT) business. Messrs. McCarthy and Holt report to David Dorfman,
a Senior Managing Director and Head of TMT and Services at
Macquarie Capital for the Americas and Europe, and will be based in
New York.
Mr. McCarthy joins Macquarie Capital from RBC Capital Markets,
where he was a Managing Director for Technology Investment Banking
focusing on software, with more than 18 years’ experience
originating and executing complex M&A and capital markets
transactions. Recent transactions for corporate clients include
SAP, Fiserv, SunGard and Fleetmatics, as well as for leading
private equity firms such as Vista, Silver Lake and Apax.
Mr. Holt joins from Rothschild & Co. where he specialized in
M&A and strategic advisory assignments across a broad set of
companies in the TMT space. Before joining Rothschild in 2014, he
spent six years at Morgan Stanley where he focused primarily on the
Media and Communications industries. He has advised a wide range of
corporate clients, including Hewlett-Packard, Inmarsat, Intel,
Qwest Communications, Time Warner Cable and Tele2 AB, among
others.
"We are delighted to have Sean and Chris join Macquarie
Capital,” said Mr. Dorfman. “We have been at the forefront of
advising and financing some of the most innovative TMT transactions
throughout the US. Sean and Chris collectively bring experience and
relationships to deliver advice and capital solutions to
clients.”
Michael Silverton, Head of Macquarie Capital in the Americas and
Europe said: “Macquarie Capital wants to be positioned to support
our clients across all sectors as they engage opportunities arising
from new technologies. Combining our sector knowledge and software
expertise will ensure we are delivering ideas, advice and capital
solutions that are most relevant to our clients.”
Macquarie Capital has held leading positions in Bloomberg’s 2016
and 2017 rankings for US syndicated LBO Bookrunners in the
technology sector. Recent Macquarie Capital transactions in the
sector include financial advisor, joint bookrunner and joint lead
arranger on $400 million of senior secured credit facilities in
relation to the $750 million acquisition of ABC Financial Services
by Thoma Bravo; financial advisor to Weld North and KKR on Silver
Lake’s acquisition of a majority stake in Weld North Education; and
financial advisor to Permira in connection with the $3.25 billion
acquisition of Allegro Group by a consortium comprising funds
advised by Permira, Cinven and Mid Europa.
Macquarie Capital is the lead partner to the Montgomery Summit,
focused on innovation in technology. As the lead partner of the
Summit, Macquarie Capital has helped convene more than 1,000
investors, entrepreneurs and executives each year in Santa Monica,
helping some of the technology and digital sector’s best realize
their goals.
About Macquarie GroupMacquarie Group (Macquarie) is a
global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and
funds management services. Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs more
than 13,900 people in over 27 countries. At 30 September 2017,
Macquarie had assets under management of $US371.3 billion. For more
information, visit www.macquarie.com
About Macquarie CapitalMacquarie Capital is the advisory,
capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group.
Macquarie Capital provides strategic M&A and capital raising
advice as well as partnering with clients by investing capital into
their projects and companies. Globally Macquarie Capital focuses on
six core sectors: infrastructure, utilities and renewables; real
estate; telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology;
resources; industrials; and financial institutions, with 152
transactions completed, valued at $56 billion in the year to 30
September 2017.
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