The addition of Lekha strengthens the firm’s expertise in EdTech and eCommerce software
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Lekha Paranjape as a Director within its Technology investment banking vertical. Based in Chicago, Lekha will help lead the firm’s investment banking activities in EdTech Software and eCommerce Software.
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The addition of Lekha strengthens the firm’s expertise in EdTech and eCommerce software.
“We are excited that Lekha has joined us to further strengthen our coverage capabilities across the EdTech and eCommerce software sectors,” said Scott Mattson, Head of BGL’s Technology vertical. “Lekha is an excellent addition to our team and her extensive industry knowledge and transaction experience will be a great asset for our clients.”
Lekha has over 15 years of investment banking experience across the Technology ecosystem. Prior to joining BGL, Lekha was a Director at Macquarie Capital where she focused on sell-side and buy-side M&A and capital raising within the EdTech and eCommerce software sectors. Previously, she held positions at Lazard, SBI Capital Markets Limited, and Barclays. Lekha holds an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and earned her bachelor’s degree from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India.
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“I’m excited to join BGL’s growing Technology team,” said Paranjape. “The firm’s collaborative culture, breath of services, and market relationships are second to none, and I look forward to working with the team to deliver successful outcomes for our clients.”
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Lekha’s addition to the firm is the latest in BGL’s expansion of industry coverage and senior banker headcount. Since 2022, BGL has increased its Managing Director ranks by over 90%, adding more than a dozen new sectors to its industry coverage and expanding its complementary product offerings in private capital advisory across equity, debt, and other financial advisory services, including fairness opinions, valuations, and restructuring.
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