People | Eric Ward

Eric Ward

Managing Partner

Software/SaaS

Consumer & Retail Tech

Digital Media

London

Eric Ward is a seasoned media, digital marketing, and tech investment banker, bringing 20 years of experience advising on all types of M&A and financing transactions as well as having worked in the digital marketing industry.

Some of Eric’s most notable transactions include the majority sale of Freepik Company to EQT, BLAST Premiere on its capital raise, Idio on its sale to Episerver, EyeEm on its sale to New Value, Parcel2Go on its majority sale to EQT, and advised the shareholders of Wellesley Information Services on the sale of the company.

Before joining Drake Star in 2018, Eric was a Managing Director at Stella Advisors based in the firm’s London office. Previously, Eric worked at M&A advisory firm Greenhill & Co and Deutsche Bank, focussing on digital.

Eric holds a BSc in Physics from Imperial College, London, and an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics. Eric is a dual French-English national.

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10 Oct 2024
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20 Mar 2023
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02 May 2024
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Drake Star acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Envato on Sale to Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK)
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10 Aug 2023
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22 Jun 2023
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Drake Star Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Wildmoka on its Sale to Backlight, a New Media Tech Company
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20 Jan 2022
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06 Feb 2023
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07 Dec 2022
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29 Aug 2022
Digital MediaSports Tech
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04 Nov 2022
AnnouncementsDeals
Drake Star Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to VIM Group on its Sale to Farner International AG
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07 Mar 2022
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Drake Star Promotes Juan Mejia and Eric Ward to Managing Partner
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13 Dec 2021
AnnouncementsAwards
Drake Star Wins Europe M&A Deal of the Year at the 13th Annual M&A Atlas Awards
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10 May 2020
Announcements
Sports Tech Industry Market Map 2020
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10 May 2020
Sports Tech Investor Market Map 2020
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20 Jul 2022
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Drake Star Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Digimind on its Sale to Onclusive, a Newly Formed Media Intelligence Company
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21 Jun 2022
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11 May 2020
Announcements
Drake Star Partners has Published its Global Sports Technology Sector Report
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05 Oct 2020
Announcements
Drake Star Partners Releases its Next Drake Star Deal Insights Q&A with Eric Ward and Kasper Kruse Petersen on their Role in Freepik’s Recent Majority Sale to EQT Mid-Market Europe Partners
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19 May 2022
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21 May 2018
Announcements
Eric Ward Joins Drake Star Partners’ Senior Team in the Firm’s London Office
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