ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
Sansa Advisors is a leading technology-focused boutique investment bank.
Through our experience as first-hand entrepreneurs, everyone on our team has been part of a company, run a company, lived and breathed the cut and thrust of a living organization.
Our experience as entrepreneurs has enabled us to advise many of the top tech companies across the US, Asia, and Europe, on their fund raising and exit strategies. From growth stage companies to complex, large sized transactions later in the cycle, we advise companies across the spectrum, ranging from mid-market companies to large global organizations with multinational operations.
Our core strength is our hands on deal team who combine top level investment banking expertise with deep experience as entrepreneurs as well as VC/PE investors. This invaluable experience on all sides of the investment cycle allows us to facilitate investments and create win-win situations for all parties.
The spirit of entrepreneurship is at the heart of every relationship that we nurture.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Drawing inspiration from the legendary Medici family of 15th-century Florence, renowned for leveraging their immense political influence to nurture the talents of artists, philosophers, and scientists, we at Sansa embody a similar ethos in the modern landscape. Our mission transcends the conventional boundaries of investment banking; we are committed to harnessing our deep industry experience and financial acumen to champion the visionaries of the 21st century—those trailblazing founders at the forefront of technological innovation. Through our strategic support, we aim to empower pioneering entrepreneurs and their management teams, enabling them to sculpt the future with their groundbreaking ideas.
Parallel to our dedication to fostering innovation in the tech world, we hold a passionate commitment to the arts through our Sansa Art initiative, which supports and elevates the work of contemporary artists.
"We love the passion of this painting as it represents to us the startup our philosophy of sharing experiences founder to investor to founder" - Trevor Healy, Managing Partner
Anwar Taimuri | Sansa Art Collection
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"We take a significant portion of our fee and invest in the Arts and emerging artists." - Mark Strecker, Managing Partner
Anwar Taimuri | Sansa Art Collection
OURSTRATEGY
While our clients remain focused on day-to-day operations, we handle the heavy lifting of deal marketing, identifying and initiating discussions with potential acquirers, facilitating communication with the C-suite, managing due diligence, advising on strategic options, and assisting in negotiating and closing transactions.
GETTING YOU READY
No company is ever really ready to undergo the scrutiny of an M&A or investment process. We have operating entrepreneurs on staff that will help you analyze your financial, marketing and technological strategy and readiness to ensure you put the best foot forward. We may work with you for 2 months or 2 years until you are truly ready to get the best value for the company.
- Corporate Positioning
- Financial Strategy
- Product & Sales Strategy
- HR & Operations
- Marketing
VALUE CREATION
Engaging in the right transaction, at the right time under the right market conditions is key. We help you structure the deal so that it is advantageous to you, the founder or CEO, as well as your team and shareholders. We will bring a network of professional experts as well as our deal team to ensure that the best value is achieved.
- Maximizing Value
- Market Analysis
- Deal Structuring
- Legal & Process
- Buyer Relations
POST - TRANSACTION
Once the deal is done and you have derived value, we will recommend to you a team of experts that will ensure you maximize returns, spend it wisely and take care of your loved ones in the process. This includes investment consulting, family office planning, trust services, school services, real estate services and concierge services to help you manage your new achievements.
- Wealth Management Planning
- Team Execution and Welfare
- Wealth Impact Planning
- Go Forward Strategies
- Family Office
IMPACT / ESG ADVISING
- Assess and manage Environmenal, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk within investment portfolios
- Develop and implement responsible investment strategy and policies
- Perform environmental and social due diligence on M&A transactions to assess environmental and social risks, liabilities, and opportunities
- Work with clients and stakeholders to expand scope and scale of markets, build capacity, and design better systems to support impact investing activities
- Build impact into organizational strategy; optimize alignment of activities with values
"Our key function is to allow the founder to keep their focus on their business while we focus on corporate development outcomes"
Anwar Taimuri | Sansa Art Collection
NotablePartnerships
Deep domain expertise, an attitude of collaboration to craft win-win situations, and an outcome driven approach have been the hallmark of our success to date.
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Belkin on its strategic sale to Foxconn.
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Tradegecko on its strategic sale to Intuit.
Experience with Amobee on its strategic sale to Singtel.
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Hivestack on its strategic sale to Perion.
Financial advisor with Goldman Sachs to Nexmo on its strategic sale to Vonage.
Co-strategic and financial advisor to Ascent on HYZON on its strategic sale to DCRB.
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to CelNX on its strategic sale to Verisign.
Advised Verisign on its strategic sale to PayPal.
Experience with PayPal on its strategic sale to eBay.
Advising Carro on matters relating to Corporate Development, Fundraising, and M&A.
Advising MoneySmart on matters relating to Corporate Development, Fundraising and M&A.
Exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Linksys on its spinout financing Fortinet.
Experience with Jajah on its strategic sale to Telefonica.
LEADERSHIP
We're a diverse team of investors, former entrepreneurs and operators with deep experience in starting and scaling companies. We understand the challenges and pitfalls of technology companies, and leverage this experience to help our companies grow.