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Nfluence Partners 2019 1st Half Update
Our 1H 2019 update on our recent transactions, press and new sector-focused blogs for customer experience, digital news and DevOps.

Zefr Sells Its Copyright-Flagging and YouTube Channel-Management Businesses to Vobile for $90 Million
Vobile Group, a video protection and measurement company, acquired Zefr’s RightsID copyright-management and ChannelID YouTube channel-management businesses for about $90 million. Nfluence Partners acted as Zefr’s financial advisor.

The AI arms race: the tech fear behind Donald Trump’s trade war with China
Brewer Stone, Partner at Nfluence Partners and an expert on US-China tech investments, is quoted in a recent Financial Times article about trade policies with China.

Bloomberg Radio: Trade and Investment Disputes with China
Brewer Stone, Partner at Nfluence Partners, was interviewed recently on Bloomberg Radio regarding the developing trade and investment disputes with China, drawing on his more than 20 years of experience in cross border transactions in China and other emerging markets.

Big Tech: You Want the Good News or the Bad News?
Brewer Stone, an expert on China and cross-border mergers at Nfluence Partners, is quoted in a recent Barron’s article about volatility with technology stocks.

Inside Spotify’s Acquisition of Loudr
Spotify’s acquisition last week of the music licensing start-up Loudr helps the streaming service to better manage its costs so that it can focus on attracting new subscribers for its premium service, said Sun Jen Yung, a digital media investment banker at Nfluence Partners who helped Loudr close the deal.

Finance Monthly: Special Feature M&A
Finance Monthly speaks with former tech entrepreneur Gary Moon, who turned tech investment banker 16 years ago. He is currently the Managing Partner of the boutique investment bank Nfluence Partners, which focuses on M&A and capital formation advisory across various technology, media & telecom sectors.

Need to Meet: Gary Moon, Managing Partner, Nfluence Partners
Gary Moon founded, sold wireless company, then entered M&A. His tech team spun out of Headwaters MB to form boutique Nfluence Partners. Gary advised Meetup on its recent sale to WeWork.

Founders of Top 10-Ranked Boutique Bank for Tech M&A Announce Launch of Nfluence Partners
New firm from seasoned team will provide M&A and private capital advisory for technology, media and telecommunications transactions with high-touch approach and mission-driven focus.

Tech banking team sets up boutique firm in San Francisco
As one San Francisco investment banking team strikes out on their own, one of the city’s top executive recruiters says he expects more tech investment teams will do the same.