Finance Monthly M&A Awards Winners Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY M&A AWARDS 2020 85 FIRM PROFILE Sampford Advisors has been Canada’s #1 Mid-Market Tech M&A Adviser since 2017, having completed more mid-market tech M&A transactions than any other advisor. The team combines over 40 years of investment banking experience with major firms like Morgan Stanley, UBS and Deutsche Bank in New York, Hong Kong, London and Singapore. This diverse international experience combined with previous executive roles in technology, provides Sampford with unique perspectives and insights that other mid-market advisers lack. With offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Austin TX, the team represents tech clients across North America. Given Sampford’s sole focus on tech, the company has deep relationships with all the most active technology buyers globally. This includes 450 private equity relationships and 2,000 strategic buyer relationships. This vast pool of relationships allows Sampford to speak with technology companies, funding sources and tech buyers daily, providing the team with unparalleled insights into buyer appetite, prevailing valuations and overall market conditions. As a result, Sampford’s clients get the best advice and the best outcomes on their M&A processes. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Sampford has successfully executed numerous deals in highly specialized verticals such as B2B Software / SaaS, Industrial IoT, Intellectual Property, Unified Communications, VoIP, Digital Media and Content Publishing, Hardware, and others that fall under the technology, media and telecom umbrella. While the team’s coverage is broad enough to encompass the entire Telecom, Media and Technology vertical, their primary focus is the sale of software companies to strategic and financial-backed acquirers. CONTACT Sampford Advisors Inc www.sampfordadvisors.com 308 Palladium Drive, Suite 202, Ottawa, ON K2V 1A1 CONTACT Sampford Advisors Inc www.sampfordadvisors.com 308 Palladium Drive, Suite 202, Ottawa, ON K2V 1A1