Harris Williams, an investment bank owned by PNC Financial Services Group Inc., has hired Michael Kim from LionTree to co-lead its technology group in San Francisco.
(Bloomberg) — Harris Williams, an investment bank owned by PNC Financial Services Group Inc., has hired Michael Kim from LionTree to co-lead its technology group in San Francisco.
Kim, who has started in the role, was most recently head of software investment banking at LionTree, according to a Harris Williams statement by reviewed by Bloomberg News. He joined LionTree in 2019, his LinkedIn profile showed.
“Michael is a trusted adviser to leading enterprise software and technology companies around the world,” said Bob Baltimore and John Neuner, co-chief executive officers of Harris Williams. “We continue to see robust M&A activity globally across the technology sector and look forward to partnering with our clients to capitalize on the opportunities ahead.”
A representative for LionTree didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Kim joins Thierry Monjauze, the other co-head of the tech group.
“Harris Williams has a stellar reputation for its long-standing client relationships and an exceptional ability to partner with technology leaders across a range of strategic and financial advisory initiatives,” Kim said.
Before LionTree, Kim worked at Piper Jaffray, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.
Harris Williams last month advised BradyIFS, a portfolio company of Kelso & Co., which agreed to buy a $1.7 billion stake in Envoy Solutions from Mexico’s Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB, according to its website. It also advised Kelso on its acquisition of Valenz Health earlier this year.
(Updates with another deal in final paragraph. An earlier version of this report corrected the spelling of name of BradyIFS’s private equity owner in last paragraph.)
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