Stonepine Advisors

Overview

Stonepine Advisors is a software-focused investment bank offering financing, M&A advisory, and strategic consulting services to emerging and mid-sized growth companies, with a particular emphasis on cybersecurity software and services. The firm's founders have decades of combined Wall Street experience and have completed hundreds of transactions for clients in the software, semiconductor, communications, and clean-tech industries. Stonepine Advisors operates offices in Palo Alto, California, and Denver, Colorado, serving a global client base with an extensive network of corporate and institutional relationships. Their advisory expertise is rooted in deep industry knowledge and extensive corporate finance experience, providing clients with the attention of veteran dealmakers who have a profound understanding of their company and industry, coupled with first-class execution capabilities. The firm's services include sell-side M&A, acquisitions, corporate finance, fairness opinions, expert testimony, and business development. Stonepine Advisors focuses on firms in the technology sector, leveraging their deep domain expertise to add value quickly and build deep relationships with industry leaders. Their banking team has extensive transaction expertise developed at both large 'Bulge Bracket' firms and more growth-oriented, entrepreneurial firms, with experience in corporate operating and financial management, as well as venture financing. The team has advised on more than 150 M&A transactions in the technology industry and has also advised on over 200 public and private financing transactions, raising billions of dollars for clients. The firm's professionals have extensive experience providing valuation and fairness opinions to Boards of Directors, Special Committees, and companies across all industries, offering objective advice in assessing the financial fairness of client transactions. Additionally, Stonepine Advisors' senior leadership has been qualified in Delaware Chancery Court as valuation experts and has testified on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants on issues of valuation, M&A process, and corporate governance. The firm's services also include corporate development, assisting clients in non-M&A situations such as distribution and reseller agreements, OEM agreements, strategic partnerships, and joint ventures. Stonepine Advisors' team brings together highly experienced professionals with a unique blend of skills and experience, including investment banking, corporate operating management, accounting and financial management, and venture capital. They have extensive experience working with emerging and middle-market technology companies throughout various phases of their development, bringing strong execution skills and tenacity to drive shareholder value for clients.

Investment Focus

• Companies in the technology sector, particularly in cybersecurity software and services, with a focus on emerging and mid-sized growth companies seeking financing, M&A advisory, and strategic consulting services.