Meet Southport Partners
Since 1986, we have been helping technology companies achieve their corporate development objectives: Acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, company sale, strategic partnerships and raising capital.
We have worked with Fortune 50 companies and new ventures, and everything in between.
If you need a trusted partner to help you get things done, the right way, let’s talk.
Services
Corporate transactions — planning for them and doing them. We will help.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Representing buyers and sellers in corporate business transactions.
Strategic Investments
Transactions involving both an investment and strategic partnership elements.
Raising Capital
Sourcing private market equity and debt for our clients.
Valuations & Strategic Planning
Assisting our clients with valuation assessments and in developing strategic plans.
OUR TRACK RECORD:
We’ve worked with some very big companies, such as…
Leadership Team
Leading our group of Affiliates

Dale McIvor
Founding Partner
Thirty years of helping clients drive their development programs forward, from Fortune 50 companies like IBM as well as smaller exciting technology ventures.

Katherine Watts
Founding Partner
An investment banking professional with big bank experience (Merrill Lynch) and tech boutiques (L.F. Rothschild), plus corporate development experience at NYSE listed conglomerate (Norton Simon).

Mathew Veedon
Affiliate
A polo player at Yale, a CPA, a CFO, a strategic consultant, and an investment banker with worldly connections. Mathew can plug you into whatever your business needs, from a sound strategy to a successful transaction.

Todd Becker
Media Specialist
CBS, Sign Storey, Texas Instruments, HP, NextGen Ventures, M.I.T., Sloan School –and more. In the tech/media world, Todd can build it, fix it, run it, finance it — or help you do those things for your business.
Technology Investment Banking, Done Right.
We understand technology
We understand strategy
We understand finance
Let us understand your needs and objectives
We will get it done, done right.
Why Choose Southport
We will earn your trust. No objectives other than yours.
Experience
We’ve been in your shoes, running and growing businesses. Plus we’ve learned how to help clients develop their business. Your business..
Strategic Approach
You need more than objectives and plans. You need a strategy to make it happen. We get that. So will you.
Let’s Review Your Requirements
We will listen carefully, in complete confidence, to what you want to accomplish. In short order, we will tell you if we can help you make it happen.