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Jeffrey Koons

Managing Director and Founding Member at Vista Point Advisors

Jeffrey Koons is a Managing Director and Founding Member at Vista Point Advisors, a firm established in 2011 that specializes in advising founders and management teams of private software and internet companies on investment and liquidity events. With over fourteen years of investment banking experience, he has focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital raising projects specifically within the technology sector, executing transactions valued at more than $5.5 billion.13

Career Background

Before co-founding Vista Point Advisors, Koons worked at a boutique investment bank in Silicon Valley, where he concentrated on M&A and private capital transactions in the internet and digital media sectors. His earlier experience includes roles at Genentech in their respiratory and oncology operations and at Banc of America Securities within the Technology, Media, and Telecom group.15

Education

Koons graduated with honors from the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a degree in Finance, where he ranked among the top 1% of finance majors.41

Contributions

At Vista Point Advisors, Koons has been involved in numerous significant transactions, including the sale of various companies to major firms and private equity groups. His expertise is particularly sought after for navigating complex M&A processes in the technology landscape.12

Highlights

Aug 11 · linkedin

Very excited about the launch of the new VPA website with a new library of content specifically for founders. Not only our own VPA thoughts but a lot of 1'st person content from founders we've represented in successful transactions about their deal experience.

Below is the release!

[New M&A Resources for Founders of High-Growth Tech Companies]

After years of pouring yourself into your company, how do you obtain a successful exit?

As a software or internet founder, you've taken a lot of risks and traversed a lot of unknown territory in pursuit of opportunity. But this same approach will not yield an optimal outcome in the sale of your business.

Our bankers recently compiled a new library of resources to help founders and executive management understand the steps, successes, and pitfalls of the M&A process. We apply these principles in every one of our transactions and know they will serve founders well.

Visit the link below to access these resources for founders:

https://lnkd.in/gvm94SZ

#tech #founders #entrepreneurship #mergersandacquisitions #privateequity #investmentbanking

Nov 13 · linkedin

Vista Point Advisors is pleased to announce the acquisition of ParentLink by Blackboard. Vista Point Advisors acted as the exclusive financial advisor to ParentLink.

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San Francisco, California, United States