NEW YORK | November 15, 2017 – Award-winning investment banking firm Drake Star Partners is pleased to announce its latest honor and the first in the IT Services sector. The award was presented at a gala ceremony during the 16th Annual M&A Advisor Awards held at The Metropolitan Club in New York.
Drake Star Partners was awarded “Information Technology Deal of the Year (from $50MM-$100MM).”
The firm won for its role as exclusive investment banking advisor to Coretelligent and its investment by VSS. Coretelligent is a leading provider of private cloud and IT-managed services supporting small and mid-sized businesses. VSS is a leading private investment firm that invests in the information, education, healthcare IT and tech-enabled business services sectors in North America and Europe. Based in the firm’s New York office, Jeff Baker served as the lead Partner on the Coretelligent deal.
Both Jeff Baker and Gregory Bedrosian, Managing Partner & Co-CEO of Drake Star Partners accepted the award in New York. Mr. Bedrosian commented: “It is an honor to accept this prestigious Deal of The Year award, especially as we were up against an impressive set of dealmakers. The Coretelligent transaction is a clear reflection of Drake Star’s deep sector expertise in IT Services and we are extremely proud to have M&A Advisor acknowledge our firm for this achievement.”
The 16th Annual M&A Advisor Awards was a part of The Future of Finance: 2017 M&A Advisor Summit which played host to panels featuring themes around the future of humanity and technology, artificial intelligence in the workplace and more. Gregory Bedrosian served on a panel discussing “Organization & Talent Planning: Aligning Financial Objectives of a Deal with Long Term People Strategy.”
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