Defense Technology: Growing Opportunities in Counter-Drone Systems

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Compliance Technology: Complex Regulations, Increasing Risks Drive Adoption and Growth 

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Managed Travel Services M&A: Direct Travel

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Space to Grow: Insights from Satellite 2024

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Government Technology Q3 2023

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Infrastructure Investors: Creating New Opportunities Across a Diverse Range of Industries 

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Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas Acquired by Teledyne

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Eastern Communications, Ltd. Acquired by Dunes Point Capital, LP

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AE Industrial Partners Completes Capital Raise For Global Cybersecurity Solutions Platform​

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Aeronix Technologies Group Receives Strategic Investment from Tinicum

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Harris Williams Advised Mott Corp. on Sale to IDEX Corp.

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Raptor Scientific Acquired By TransDigm Group

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CPI's Electron Device Business Acquired by TransDigm Group

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Modern Aviation Receives Majority Investment from Apollo-Managed Infrastructure Funds

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L Squared Capital Partners Acquires ERA Industries

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Forensic Technology Acquired by LeadsOnline

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FDH Aero Receives A Significant Minority Investment From Neuberger Berman

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Harris Williams advised Summit Interconnect, a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners, on its sale to Lindsay Goldberg. Summit is a leading provider of complex printed circuit boards focused on defense, space and high-performance commercial sectors in the North American market.

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Harris Williams advised Ross Aviation, a portfolio company of KSL Capital, on its merger with Atlantic Aviation, a portfolio company of KKR. Ross Aviation is a premier nationwide network of fixed-base operators (FBOs) serving the business aviation sector.

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Harris Williams advised West Star Aviation, a portfolio company of Norwest Equity Partners, on its sale to The Sterling Group. West Star Aviation is a leading independent provider of MRO services to the business aviation industry.

West Star Aviation Acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group

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Harris Williams advised Lynx FBO Network, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, on its sale to Atlantic Aviation, a portfolio company of KKR. Lynx is a rapidly growing network of fixed-base operators (FBOs) serving the business aviation sector.

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Harris Williams advised International Marine & Industrial Applicators (IMIA), a portfolio company of J.F. Lehman & Company, on its sale to The Carlyle Group and Stellex Capital Management. IMIA provides critical vessel preservation, scaffolding, environmental containment and other related services to the U.S. government and commercial marine new construction and maintenance, repair and overhaul (&ldquo;MRO&rdquo;) markets.

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Harris Williams advised Arlington Capital Partners on its acquisition of Stellant Systems, the Electron Devices and Narda West Divisions of L3Harris. Stellant is a market-leading provider of RF amplification products for space, electronic warfare, radar, and other defense technology end market applications.

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Harris Williams advised Hunt Valve, a portfolio company of May River Capital, on its sale to Fairbanks Morse, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. Hunt Valve is a specialty valve engineering and manufacturing company serving the United States Navy and industrial customers worldwide.

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Harris Williams advised ACL Airshop, a portfolio company of Argosy Private Equity, Azalea Capital, Balance Point Capital and ORIX Private Equity Solutions, on its sale to Alinda Capital Partners. ACL Airshop is a full-service fleet management and equipment solutions provider to the global air cargo industry.

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Harris Williams advised CIS Secure, a portfolio company of Acorn Growth Companies, on its sale to HKW. CIS Secure is a leading provider of secure endpoint communications technologies for government and commercial customers.

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Iten Defense, a leading manufacturer of composite armor products, has been recapitalized by Edgewater Capital.

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Harris Williams advised Jonathan Engineered Solutions (JES), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, on its sale to JLL Partners. JES designs and manufactures highly engineered enclosure solutions that protect mission critical C4ISR and sensitive electronic equipment across defense and aerospace applications.

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Michael Tuohey is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Business Services Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including commercial and industrial services, IT services, professional services, and specialty distribution. 

Michael has nearly five years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. Prior to joining Harris Williams, he spent five years focused on lower middle market private equity fund investments, direct co-investments, and secondary investments. Michael is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ B.A. in Economics and History from University of Virginia 

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Kelly McPhilliamy is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. She has extensive experience working with clients across the consumer landscape, with a focus on the health and beauty sector.

Kelly has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory assignments, and capital raising. Kelly works out of Charlotte, North Carolina.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University; B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Michael Mahoney is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has experience advising clients across the healthcare and life sciences landscape, with a focus on post-acute care, multi-site healthcare, value-based care, healthcare IT, and tech-enabled services.

Michael has over a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, fairness opinions, and growth capital raises. He is based in our San Francisco office. 

__Education:__ B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles

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Michael Kim is a managing director at Harris Williams, serving as co-head of the Technology Group. Throughout his career, Michael has advised middle market and Fortune 500 companies, private equity groups, and venture capital firms, with a focus on enterprise software and other technology subsectors.

Michael has over 25 years of experience advising technology companies on mergers and acquisitions, merchant banking, and investment banking advisory. He is based in our San Francisco office.

__Education:__ B.A. in Economics from Williams College

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Sam Hendler is a managing director at Harris Williams and has extensive experience working with clients across a range of healthcare and technology sectors. He focuses his efforts in the healthcare IT space.

Sam has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures and capital raising. He has spent most of his career at Harris Williams, and after entering the private equity world for a couple of years, returned to Harris Williams in 2024. Sam is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ B.A. in Politics from Princeton University, magna cum laude; MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University 

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Dan Linsalata is a managing director at Harris Williams with a focus on healthcare IT. Dan has experience in a broad range of related sectors, including provider and payer workflow and data solutions, revenue cycle management, pharma/life sciences technology and tech-enabled services, employer health technology, and value-based care enablement solutions. Dan also has experience in a broad range of related sectors, including IT and technology-enabled services, human capital management, financial technology, and a broad range of healthcare services.

Dan joined Harris Williams in 2012 and has more than 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ MBA with High Distinction from the Tuck School of Business and A.B. from Dartmouth College

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Henry Frost is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including energy management, renewable energy, utility services, infrastructure services, and the broader energy transition. 

Henry has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raises. Prior to joining Harris Williams, Henry provided strategy, management, and investment consulting services for clients across a broad range of engagements focused on energy, infrastructure, and commercial end markets. He is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia; M.P.P. from the Frank Batten School for Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia; and a B.A. in Government and Philosophy from Dartmouth College

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Greg Waller is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including engineering and construction, environmental services, utility services, energy efficiency, telecom services and TICC.

Greg has more than 10 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh; B.A. and M.A. in History from Youngstown State University

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Bryce Walker is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Business Services Group with experience advising clients in the tech-enabled services, professional services, and commercial and industrial services sectors.

Bryce has over eight years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and A.B. in Public Policy from Duke University

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Taylor Morris is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Business Services Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors with a particular emphasis on commercial and industrial services and environmental services. 

Taylor has over 10 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia

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Brian Titterington is a managing director in the Harris Williams Technology Group. He has extensive experience working with software and tech-enabled services companies across the compliance (GRC and EHS), eCommerce & retail, education, human capital management (HCM), and real estate & property sectors.

Brian has nearly 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our San Francisco office.

__Education:__ B.S.B.A in Finance from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver

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Neha Shah is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. She has experience advising clients across sectors, including infrastructure services, utility services, industrial services, engineering and construction, energy management, and renewables and distributed energy.

Neha has over 11 years of experience with the firm, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. She is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; B.S. in Accounting from George Mason University

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Frank Mountcastle is a managing director at Harris Williams and has served in a variety of leadership positions during his tenure with the firm.

As head of M&A, Frank works across our eight Industry Groups to strengthen ongoing engagement and collaboration and help ensure we deliver exceptional outcomes for Harris Williams clients.

Additionally, Frank co-leads our Transportation & Logistics Group where he has extensive expertise working with clients across the automotive and heavy-duty aftermarket, third-party logistics, and transportation infrastructure sectors. 

Frank, who joined the firm in 2012, has over 30 years of experience advising clients on a broad range of mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestures, capital raisings, and financings. He based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from The Darden School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia and B.A. in History from the University of Virginia

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Graham Gillam is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Business Services Group and has extensive experience advising clients in the specialty distribution sector.

Graham has over eight years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic advisory assignments. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and BSc (Honors) in Business Administration from the University of Bath, England

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Anthony Basmajian is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Business Services Group. He has deep experience advising clients in the IT services, technology enabled professional services, commercial and industrial services, and specialty distribution sectors.

Anthony has over 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University and B.B.A. in Accounting from the College of William and Mary

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Brian Lucas is a managing director at Harris Williams, serving as co-head of the firm's Business Services Group. He has deep experience advising clients in the professional services, commercial and industrial services, and specialty distribution sectors.

Brian has over 20 years of experience at the firm, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and B.S. in Commerce with concentration in Finance from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce

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Derek Lewis is a managing director at Harris Williams, serving as co-head of the firm's Business Services Group. He has extensive knowledge of the professional services, commercial and industrial services, and specialty distribution sectors, having worked with numerous clients in the space.

Derek joined the firm in 2000 and has extensive experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and A.B. in Economics from Harvard College

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Erik Szyndlar is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Technology Group, with extensive experience in compliance solutions, human capital management software, industrial software, and real estate and property technology, as well as supply chain, transportation, and logistics technology.

He has more than 16 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our San Francisco office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan

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Priyanka Naithani is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Technology Group. She has deep experience advising clients across the technology landscape, including software, SaaS, healthcare IT, technology-enabled services, digital media, and eCommerce.

Priyanka has over 12 years of experience at the firm, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. She is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;  M.S. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University; B.S. with honors from the Indian Institute of Technology

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Andy Leed is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Technology Group. He has extensive experience across a broad range of technology and data solutions sectors, including supply chain and logistics technology, industrial software, education technology, government technology, and financial technology. 

Andy, who joined Harris Williams in 2012, has nearly 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our San Francisco office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and B.B.A. in Finance from Loyola University Maryland

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Martin Keck is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Technology Group. He has extensive experience working with clients across a range of sectors, including education technology, HR and talent technology, and non-profit software. 

Martin has nearly 20 years of experience advising clients in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising for venture-backed, private equity-owned, and founder-owned businesses. He is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and B.A. from Amherst College


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Thierry Monjauze is a managing director at Harris Williams, serving as head of the firm's Technology Group. 

He has nearly 30 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. Thierry, who joined the firm in 2009, is based in our London office.

__Education:__ B.A. in Economics from Stanford University; attended the London School of Economics

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Luke Semple is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. He has extensive experience advising clients in the infrastructure, environmental services, engineering and construction, TICC, energy management, renewables and distributed energy, and energy technology sectors. 

Luke, who joined the firm in 2008, has over 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education__: M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and B.A. from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Matt White is a managing director at Harris Williams, serving as co-head of the Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. Matt has extensive experience within the energy, power and infrastructure industry, including industrial and infrastructure; electric power, natural gas, and water utilities; telecom; and environmental. 

Matt has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions engagements and has been with the firm since 2007. He is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from Emory University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chris Toussaint is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Industrials Group. He has experience across several sectors with a particular emphasis on industrial technology. 

Chris has over seven years of experience advising clients on a broad range of mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, capital raisings, and financings. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy. Member of the CFA® Institute and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Drew Spitzer is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. He has deep experience advising clients in the infrastructure; environmental services; engineering and construction; TICC; energy management; renewables and distributed energy;  and energy technology sectors.

Drew, who joined the firm in 2004, has more than 20 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia

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Corey Benjamin is a managing director at Harris Williams in the firm's Consumer Group. He has extensive knowledge of the consumer industry, having worked with numerous clients in branded consumer products and consumer services, including consumer healthcare, consumer multi-site, and franchising.

Corey joined Harris Williams in 2010 and has over 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.B.A. from Duke's Fuqua School of Business; B.A. in Government and Economics from the University of Virginia; Chartered Financial Analyst Designation

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Charles Busch is a director at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has worked with clients across the healthcare and life sciences landscape, with a focus on dermatology and orthopedics.

Charles has over 10 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raising. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ B.A in Mathematics and Economics from Washington & Lee University

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Jeff Doremus is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has experience advising clients across healthcare and technology industries, with a focus on healthcare IT.

Jeff has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raises. Prior to joining Harris Williams, he advised institutional investment portfolios on asset allocation and investment manager selection with a focus on alternative and private investments. He is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ M.B.A from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University; B.A. in Economics from Denison University 

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Thomas Tartaglia is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Private Capital Advisory Group, focused on providing a full range of secondary liquidity and private capital solutions. He has experience advising clients across industries, including consumer, healthcare, professional services, and technology. 

Thomas has over half a decade of financial services and investment banking experience. He is based in our New York office. 

__Education:__ B.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College 

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Keith Zukowski is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Energy, Power & Infrastructure Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including environmental services and water and wastewater. 

With nearly half a decade of experience, Keith has worked on a range of sell-side and buy-side transactions across the energy, power, and infrastructure landscape. He is based in our Richmond office. 

__Education:__ M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; B.A. in English from the University of Richmond 

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Kiernan Somers is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Technology Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including education technology, infrastructure software and cybersecurity, and IT services.

Kiernan has over half a decade of experience advising clients in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising for venture-backed, private equity-owned, and founder-owned businesses. He is based in our Boston office.

__Education:__ B.A. in Government and Global Studies from Colby College

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Daphne Solomon is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Private Capital Advisory Group. Based in our New York office, she has half a decade of experience advising clients on primary fundraising and investment banking.

__Education:__ B.B.A. in Operations and Information Management from University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Saajan Sappal is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Healthcare & Life Sciences Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including care services, healthcare providers, medical products and devices, and pharma services.

Saajan has over half a decade of experience, beginning his career at Harris Williams as an analyst before working in private equity and returning to Harris Williams in 2023. He has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments. Saajan is based in our London office.

__Education:__ B.S. in Finance and B.S. in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University

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Matt Nye is a vice president at Harris Williams in the firm's Industrials Group. He has experience advising clients across sectors, including chemicals and specialty materials, industrial technology, building products and materials, and aerospace and defense. 

Matt has nearly a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments, including divestitures, financings, and capital raises. He is based in our Richmond office.

__Education:__ M.S. and B.B.A. in Accounting from James Madison University

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