GP Bullhound appoints Jon Cantwell as Director

San Francisco, 14 December 2016 – GP Bullhound today announced that Jon Cantwell has joined its Investment Banking team as a Director in the San Francisco office, focusing primarily on Software M&A and Advisory transactions.

Previously, Jon worked at Pacific Crest Securities and Pagemill Partners in Silicon Valley. He started his career at Ernst & Young in New York and holds a CPA license.

Alec Dafferner, Partner of GP Bullhound and Head of its San Francisco office, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jon to the GP Bullhound team. With his remarkable background in technology investment banking and strong knowledge of the Software sector, he is a valuable addition to our team.”

Jon Cantwell added: “I am excited to join GP Bullhound’s leading technology investment banking team and look forward to further strengthening their Software franchise and cross-border advisory capabilities between Europe and the US.”

With over ten years of technology investment banking experience, Jon has completed over 35 transactions with public and private emerging growth tech companies, including many cross-border deals. He holds a degree from the Marshall School of Business, Leventhal School of Accounting at the University of Southern California.

Inquiries
For more information, please contact alec.dafferner@gpbullhound.com or jonathan.cantwell@gpbullhound.com

About GP Bullhound

GP Bullhound is a leading European technology investment bank with a passion for entrepreneurship. Founded in 1999, the firm today has offices in London, San Francisco, Stockholm, Berlin, Manchester and Paris. The firm’s advisory team has completed over 230 M&A and Capital transactions to date, working with category leaders including Essence, Avito, Delivery Hero, Fjord, King Digital Entertainment, Pingdom, Innogames, Spotify and many more. Through its principal investment team, GP Bullhound provides institutions, family offices and entrepreneurs with access to some of the most ambitious privately-held technology and media companies in Europe. Furthermore, the firm’s events and speaking activities bring together thousands of Europe’s leading digital entrepreneurs and technology investors throughout the year, and its thought-leading research is read by decision makers globally, and regularly cited in leading newspapers and publications. For more information, please visit www.gpbullhound.com, follow on Twitter @GPBullhound or watch our video here