Piper Sandler Acquires G Squared Capital Partners

GA Group Acquires G2 Capital Advisors

April 6, 2026

Financial Services

GA Group, backed by Oaktree Capital Management funds, announced the successful acquisition of Boston-headquartered investment bank and restructuring advisory firm G2 Capital Advisors. The deal is intended to create a full-lifecycle advisory and investment banking platform serving the middle market, combining GA Group’s advisory/valuation/field exam and asset services with G2’s capital markets and restructuring capabilities.

Piper Sandler Acquires MENA Growth Partners to Build GCC Investment Banking Hub

January 19, 2026

Financial Services

Piper Sandler Companies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MENA Growth Partners, a merchant bank based in Abu Dhabi, to serve as its strategic investment banking hub across the GCC region. The platform is intended to pair MENA Growth Partners’ local relationships with Piper Sandler’s advisory and capital markets capabilities, including energy, infrastructure, chemicals, healthcare, and technology coverage. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Piper Sandler Acquires DBO Partners

July 6, 2022

Professional Services

Piper Sandler (NYSE: PIPR) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DBO Partners, an independent technology investment banking firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The transaction is intended to expand Piper Sandler’s technology investment banking capabilities and scale, including private equity general partner advisory services. Piper Sandler later announced the acquisition was completed.

L Squared Capital Partners / GSI Group Acquires Globe Scientific

April 28, 2022

Manufacturing

L Squared Capital Partners has acquired Globe Scientific and folded it into its GSI Group Holdings platform as the platform’s third add-on. Globe Scientific, a US-based maker and distributor of laboratory plasticware, glassware and benchtop equipment, will be integrated to expand GSI Group’s product portfolio, distribution footprint and reach into biopharma, diagnostics and academic research markets.

L Squared Capital Partners Recapitalizes GWS Tool Group

September 18, 2019

Manufacturing

L Squared Capital Partners has partnered with GWS Tool Group management to recapitalize GWS Tool Group, with participation from incumbent sponsor Addison Capital Partners; financial terms were not disclosed. The recapitalization (with debt led by Varagon Capital Partners) provides a long-term capital base to support GWS’s acquisition-driven growth, geographic expansion, and continued investment in people and facilities.

Piper Jaffray Acquires Sandler O'Neill & Partners for $485 Million

July 10, 2019

Financial Services

Piper Jaffray announced it is acquiring Sandler O'Neill & Partners for $485 million. The deal will bring Sandler O'Neill’s full-service investment banking and broker-dealer capabilities into Piper Jaffray, with the combined company to be called Piper Sandler Companies.