What View Partners does

View Partners is a privately held, FINRA/SIPC-registered boutique investment banking firm headquartered at 1345 Avenue of the Americas in New York, NY. Founded in 2007 by Ruslan Chilov (formerly a Managing Director at Kaufman Bros., L.P. and a member of J.P. Morgan's Global Markets Division) and Rakesh Kak (a Columbia Business School MBA with prior software consulting experience), the firm operates through its broker-dealer subsidiary View Partners Capital LLC. It provides four core service lines: M&A advisory (buy-side and sell-side, typically up to $250 million enterprise value), private placements and financings (venture, private equity, and debt placements ranging from $2 million to $50 million), strategic consulting (restructuring, recapitalization, IPO advisory, shareholder value analysis), and independent valuation services for fund managers, corporate executives, and private equity/debt funds.

The firm targets middle-market companies in five vertical sectors: software, technology, Internet/new media, communications (telecom/OSS/BSS), and business process outsourcing services. Its senior partners maintain long-standing relationships with CxOs and Board-level representatives, and the firm covers the full corporate lifecycle from early-stage venture capital through late-stage private equity and debt financings. Revenue is generated through professional services fees—transaction success fees (typically a percentage of deal value), retainer fees for ongoing engagements, and hourly consulting—delivered through a senior-partner-led, relationship-based distribution model with no reliance on digital marketing channels. Geographic coverage spans North America, Europe, and India, and the firm's professionals collectively report over $1 billion in completed M&A transactions and over $5 billion in equity/debt capital raised across 25+ years of advisory and operating experience.

Name

View Partners

Legal name

View Partners Capital LLC

Website

https://viewpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

View Partners is a privately held, New York–based boutique investment bank founded in 2007 that provides M&A advisory, private placements ($2M–$50M), strategic consulting, and valuation services to middle-market software, technology, new media, communications, and BPO companies across North America, Europe, and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory: Financial advisory services for buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions including valuation analysis, transaction structuring, identifying potential buyers/investors, managing due diligence process, and negotiating transaction terms.
2. Private Placements and Financings: Privately-arranged financings from $5M to $50M including venture capital, private equity placements, debt financings, recapitalizations, and bridge financings. Revenue earned through advisory fees and transaction success fees.
3. Strategic Consulting: Advisory services including restructuring and recapitalization, shareholder value analysis, IPO advisory, strategic partnerships, corporate valuations, and management incentives.
4. Valuation Services: Independent valuations for fund managers, corporate executives, and private equity/debt funds using sophisticated industry-standard pricing models.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

View Partners is a private investment banking and financial advisory firm providing knowledge-based capital and M&A solutions to middle-market companies in the software, technology, new media, and communications industries. The firm delivers M&A advisory (buy-side and sell-side), private placements (venture capital, private equity, and debt placements from $2 million to $50 million), strategic consulting (restructuring, recapitalization, IPO advisory), and independent valuation services through its broker-dealer subsidiary View Partners Capital LLC.

Product overview

View Partners is an investment banking and financial advisory firm, not a technology product company. The firm provides knowledge-based capital and M&A solutions to companies in the software, technology, new media, and communications industries. Their services include Financings (venture capital, private equity, and debt placements ranging from $2 million to $50 million), Mergers & Acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side advisory for transactions up to $250 million enterprise value), Strategic Consulting, and Valuation Services. View Partners operates through its broker-dealer subsidiary View Partners Capital LLC and serves emerging and middle-market private and public companies seeking growth or acquisition capital in North America, Europe, and India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory
• Private Placements and Financings
• Strategic Consulting
• Valuation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion in M&A transactions collectively executed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Woodside Capital Partners: Woodside Capital is a tech-focused investment bank serving software, internet, and cleantech companies with M&A and financing services. Comparable in boutique scale, sector specialization, and middle-market deal-size band.
• ThinkEquity: ThinkEquity is a boutique investment bank providing capital markets and advisory services to growth-stage technology, software, and media companies. Directly comparable tech-IB boutique serving similar middle-market client profile.
• GP Bullhound: GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm providing M&A and capital-raising services to software, digital media, and tech-enabled businesses globally. Directly comparable vertical focus and middle-market tech mandate.
• Drake Star Partners: Drake Star is a global tech-focused M&A advisory firm serving software, digital media, and communications clients across North America and Europe. Closely comparable in vertical specialization, deal-size range, and cross-border execution model.
• Cascadia Capital: Cascadia Capital is an independent middle-market investment bank with deep technology, software, and digital media sector coverage. Comparable boutique scale, tech-vertical focus, and advisory service mix.
• AGC Partners: AGC Partners is a boutique investment bank exclusively focused on tech M&A and financing for software, internet, and communications companies. Direct competitor with same vertical focus, deal-size band, and middle-market positioning as View Partners.
• FT Partners: FT Partners is the leading investment bank exclusively focused on fintech, providing M&A and financing advisory to software-enabled financial services companies. Comparable tech-software advisory model with vertical specialization.
• Berkery Noyes: Berkery Noyes is a boutique M&A advisory firm specializing in software, fintech, media, and information services. Directly comparable in sector specialization, mid-market positioning, and lifecycle advisory model.

Broad incumbents

• Robert W. Baird: Robert W. Baird is a large diversified financial services firm with a substantial middle-market technology investment banking practice. Comparable at the deal-size band ($50M-$250M) View Partners targets, but with broader product set and larger banker bench.
• Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Banking: Goldman Sachs runs a large global technology investment banking franchise covering software, internet, and communications M&A and financing. Larger and broader incumbent competing for the same tech-CxO relationships View Partners cultivates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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