Silverpeak

What Silverpeak does

Silverpeak LLP is a London-headquartered boutique investment bank founded in 2009, specializing in M&A advisory and growth financing for technology companies. The firm is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under FRN 820711 and operates as an English limited liability partnership (company number OC398623). Its core service offering comprises sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, capital-raising mandates (Series A through C and growth equity), and strategic exits for growth-stage technology businesses, with a particular emphasis on B2B SaaS, deeptech (spacetech, defense/security, photonics), MedTech, and other European technology verticals. Silverpeak advises a global client base across the UK, Europe, the US, Australia, and Asia, leveraging membership in the Globalscope Partners international M&A network.

The firm runs an integrated team of approximately 24 named bankers, directors, VPs, associates, and analysts under Managing Partner Pietro Strada and Senior Partner Paddy MccGwire, supported by senior advisors and a dedicated China advisor. Its proprietary research outputs — quarterly Software Benchmark Reports, B&C Financing Reports, Software M&A Reports, and Deeptech M&A and Financing Reports — track valuation multiples, deal volumes, and investor activity across US, UK and European markets and function as the firm's primary origination engine and credibility signal. Silverpeak's brand presence is reinforced through long-running sponsorships of the WCIT Enterprise Awards and the TechTour Deep Tech Summit, alongside recurring co-marketed seminars and leadership dinners with law firms such as Taylor Wessing, Bird & Bird, Orrick, Wiggin, and Goodwin.

Silverpeak generates revenue through success-based and retainer M&A and financing advisory fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its 50+ documented transactions since 2016 include Rotageek-to-ELMO Software (2025), ScreenCloud growth investment from Tenzing (2025), mPower Technology $24m+ Series B (2025), Blue Ocean Marine-to-Helsing (2025), myHappymind minority investment from LDC (2025), and Becrypt-to-Leonardo (2026), spanning a wide range of deal sizes and sub-sectors. The firm is privately held by its partners with no parent company, maintains its independence, and operates a single London office at 123 Victoria Street, SW1E 6DE.

Name

Silverpeak

Legal name

Silverpeak LLP

Website

https://silverpeakib.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Silverpeak LLP is a London-based boutique investment bank founded in 2009 that advises growth-stage technology companies on cross-border M&A and financing transactions across B2B SaaS, deeptech, and other European technology verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Banking Advisory (Technology M&A)

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technology & Software Growth Equity (FSANACAA), Buy-Side Search & Acquisition Advisory (FSAEAIAD)

Keywords

• Technology M&A advisory
• Growth financing advisory
• Boutique investment banking
• Tech sector M&A
• Deeptech advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Fees: Silverpeak earns fees for advising technology companies on M&A transactions including sell-side mandates, buy-side advisory, and management buyouts. Fees are typically success-based or retainer arrangements.
2. Financing Advisory Fees: The firm advises growth-stage technology companies on fundraising rounds including Series A, B, and C financings, connecting companies with institutional investors and financial sponsors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Silverpeak is a boutique investment bank that advises growth-stage technology companies on mergers and acquisitions (sell-side, buy-side, management buyouts) and on growth financing rounds (Series A, B, and C). The firm operates a specialist Deeptech Advisory Practice covering space technology, defence, and security, and publishes proprietary benchmark reports on software valuations and European tech funding trends that support its advisory mandates. Clients engage Silverpeak directly for tailored, cross-border transaction execution.

Product overview

Silverpeak is a boutique investment bank, not a software product company. Its 'offerings' are financial advisory services including M&A advisory, financing/fundraising advisory, and deeptech advisory practice. Silverpeak publishes periodic research reports including Software Benchmark Reports (quarterly reports analyzing valuation multiples for US, UK, and European application software sectors), B&C Financing Reports (covering Series B & C rounds in European tech companies), Deeptech M&A and Financing Reports, and sector-specific insights covering spacetech, fintech, MedTech, and other technology subsectors. These publications are informational research outputs rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A Advisory Advisory services for technology companies on mergers and acquisitions, including sell-side mandates, buy-side advisory, and management buyouts. Clients engage Silverpeak to navigate cross-border transactions, identify strategic and financial counterparties, achieve optimal valuations, and execute disciplined deal processes.
• Growth Financing Advisory Advisory services for growth-stage technology companies on fundraising rounds including Series A, B, and C financings. Silverpeak connects technology companies with institutional investors and financial sponsors, advising on valuation, structuring, and process management to access growth capital.
• Deeptech Advisory Practice Specialised advisory practice covering space technology, defense and security, and other deeptech sectors with dedicated sector insights and reports. The practice provides M&A and financing advisory tailored to deeptech companies and their distinctive investor and acquirer ecosystems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Exited Rotageek to ELMO Software in May 2025
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ThommessenminorOthers · 1 November 2024Annual Nordic tech dinner co-hosted with Norwegian law firm Thommessen in November 2024.
• GoodwinminorOthers · 1 October 2024Exclusive healthtech leadership dinner co-hosted with Goodwin in October 2024.
• TechTourminorOthers · 15 October 2019Silverpeak sponsored TechTour Deep Tech Summit 2019 in London, with Managing Partners presenting at the summit.
• Seraphim CapitalminorOthers · 19 September 2019Co-hosted Spacetech Leadership Dinner with Seraphim Capital and Gillamor Stephens ahead of UK Space Conference 2019.
• Bird & BirdminorOthers · 6 September 2019Co-hosted seminar on optimizing exits for European technology companies with international law firm Bird & Bird.
• SpectrumminorOthers · 6 February 2019Co-hosted B2B software leadership dinner with retained executive search firm Spectrum and technology law firm Wiggin.
• WigginminorOthers · 6 February 2019Co-hosted data leadership dinner for B2B software executives with technology law firm Wiggin.
• Taylor WessingminorOthers · 30 April 2018Co-hosted European technology exit seminar with Taylor Wessing covering M&A trends and valuation metrics.
• OrrickminorOthers · 31 January 2018Co-hosted seminar on US market opportunities for European tech companies with Orrick in January 2018.
• ScaleUp GroupminorOthers · 31 January 2018Co-hosted seminar on selling out vs scaling up with ScaleUp Group at techUK.
• NASDAQminorOthers · 9 November 2017Silverpeak and NASDAQ hosted a CEO roundtable dinner in Stockholm for Swedish growth tech company executives in November 2017.
• Taylor WessingminorOthers · 14 March 2017Co-hosted MedTech M&A and international expansion seminar with global law firm Taylor Wessing in March 2017. The event covered European MedTech M&A trends and strategies for expanding into China.
• China Britain Business CouncilminorOthers · 14 March 2017Featured speaker from China Britain Business Council at MedTech M&A seminar addressing expanding into China.
• Globalscope PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSilverpeak LLP is a member of Globalscope Partners, an international network of investment banks and corporate finance firms providing cross-border M&A advisory services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clipperton: Paris-based independent boutique M&A advisor dedicated to European technology and growth companies. Direct competitor for tech-enabled services and SaaS mandates across France, DACH, and the Nordics - the same European geographies Silverpeak actively covers.
• Drake Star Partners: Global boutique investment bank focused on technology, media, and digital sector M&A. Comparable in vertical specialization and mid-market tech deal flow, with transatlantic presence that overlaps with Silverpeak's UK-US cross-border mandates.
• GP Bullhound: London-based boutique investment bank focused exclusively on technology M&A and growth financing across Europe. Closest direct competitor to Silverpeak - same geography, same vertical focus, similar mid-market tech mandate size, and similar target client base of growth-stage European tech founders and investors.
• Livingstone Partners: International mid-market M&A advisor with dedicated technology, media, and services sector teams in London and across Europe. Comparable in mid-market European tech M&A focus and founder/PE client base, with somewhat broader geographic coverage.
• Arma Partners: European boutique investment bank specializing in technology, media, and telecommunications M&A. Highly comparable to Silverpeak in vertical specialization, European deal focus, and mid-market transaction profile, with similar founder/board client base across the UK and continental Europe.
• Hampleton Partners: International tech M&A advisory boutique with a strong European footprint. Overlaps with Silverpeak in mid-market software and tech-enabled services transactions and shares the same European tech founder/investor client base.

Broad incumbents

• PJT Partners: Global advisory-focused investment bank with strong technology and growth equity coverage. Competes with Silverpeak for larger European tech M&A mandates and strategic advisory engagements, offering more capital markets and restructuring capabilities.
• DC Advisory: International mid-market investment bank (formerly Close Brothers) with a strong European technology practice. Larger and broader than Silverpeak, but competes directly for mid-to-large European tech M&A mandates and offers a more international footprint.
• Alantra: European independent financial advisory firm with a strong technology practice. Broader than Silverpeak (covers multiple sectors and services including debt), but competes for European mid-market tech M&A mandates.
• Lazard: Global advisory and asset management firm with one of the most active European technology M&A practices. Represents the larger incumbent competitor for Silverpeak's more ambitious mandates and on cross-border tech transactions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/silverpeak-llp

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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