Modern enterprise infrastructure is undergoing a structural shift toward “Modern Data Architecture” and elastic, automated compute environments. As global enterprises race to scale AI, the demand for reliable, explainable, and high-volume processing infrastructure has never been higher. BGL’s Infrastructure Software team sits at the intersection of this “AI Buildout,” advising companies that provide the essential software-defined “plumbing” for the next generation of digital business.
We focus on the subsectors that enable agility and resilience—from AI-native DevOps lifecycles to hybrid cloud orchestration. Our deep understanding of the transition to “data-product” foundations allows us to provide unmatched advisory to companies building the backbone of the modern technology stack.
Areas of Expertise
AI Infrastructure & ModelOps
Modern Data Infrastructure & Pipelines
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Cloud & Hybrid Orchestration
IT Service Management (ITSM) & AIOps
Connectivity & API Management
Observability & FinOps
IT-Enabled Services
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BGL’s Infrastructure Software investment banking team helps clients make the most of the opportunities in the current marketplace. Please reach out via our contact form to learn more.
Cybersecurity has evolved from a defensive IT necessity to the foundational layer of the global digital economy. As attackers leverage agentic AI to probe for vulnerabilities, organizations are shifting from traditional perimeter defense to a model of continuous, autonomous resilience. BGL’s Cybersecurity team understands that in this environment, a company’s value is defined by its detection efficacy, its role within a consolidated security platform, and its ability to secure decentralized, AI-heavy environments.
We provide deep domain expertise across the “identity-first” and “data-centric” security landscape, helping founders and sponsors navigate a market driven by platform consolidation and the rise of autonomous security operations. Our cybersecurity M&A advisors specialize in positioning companies that address the most critical modern threats—from securing agentic workflows to automated threat response—ensuring our clients achieve strategic exits that reflect their technology’s true impact.
Areas of Expertise
Identity-First Security and Artificial Intelligence and Analytics Products (IAM & AIAP)
Cloud Security & CNAPP (Code-to-Cloud)
Agentic & AI Security
Next-Gen Endpoint & Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Modern Network Security & Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
Cloud Email & Collaboration Security
Security Operations (AISOC) & Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
BGL’s Cybersecurity investment banking team helps clients make the most of the opportunities in the current marketplace. Please reach out via our contact form to learn more.
Brian Thom is a Managing Director and a senior member within BGL’s Technology vertical. Brian leads the firm’s investment banking activities in Infrastructure Software and Cybersecurity, with a particular focus on the growing intersection of these sectors and artificial intelligence.
With over 20 years of investment banking and financial advisory experience, Brian has established himself as a trusted advisor to founders, sponsors, and corporate boards. Throughout his career, he has successfully advised on more than $50 billion in total transaction volume, spanning across scores of M&A and capital-raising mandates.
Prior to joining BGL, Brian spent a decade at Jefferies, where he focused on strategic advisory and complex capital-raising transactions. His deep experience spans the entire evolution of the software stack, providing him with a unique perspective on how AI-native workflows are currently redefining the requirements for modern enterprise infrastructure and global data protection.
Education
MBA, Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley
BGL’s Summer Analyst Program was recently featured on The Internship Show by Abode podcast, highlighting our approach to developing early career talent.
In the episode, BGL’s Campus Recruiting Manager Eileen Hickey shares how we structure the program to provide a hands-on experience, exposure to live deal work, and mentorship across the firm.
The 2026 Home Care 100 Conference brings together senior executives from the home-based care industry to discuss leadership, strategy, and innovation.
BGL Managing Director Jonathan Bluth will be speaking on a panel entitled, “Capital Currents: The HealthTech Investment Landscape,” on Tuesday, June 2nd from 1:30 – 2 p.m. PT. The session will cover where capital is being deployed and the impact of AI on healthcare organizations.
BGL’s Healthcare Provider Services Group is one of the most experienced and respected financial advisory teams in the U.S. for healthcare M&A, with a long track record of expertise in successfully advising providers through strategic transactions like selling a practice or group of facilities.
Headquartered in Boston, with offices in San Francisco, New York, London and Hong Kong, Audax Private Equity is a leading private equity platform focused on investing across the North American middle market.
Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL), a leading independent investment bank and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed its acquisition of AKAM, a property management and real estate firm that operates through three subsidiaries: AKAM, Orsid, and Metro Management and a portfolio company of Nautic Partners. BGL’s Real Estate Services and Technology investment banking team served as a buy-side financial advisor to Audax in the transaction. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1983, New York City-based AKAM is a property management and real estate firm that primarily serves condominiums and cooperatives, as well as single-family homeowner associations. AKAM seeks to set the standard in property management with its Residential Intelligence business philosophy that places customers at the heart of its business. With a deep history and expertise in the New York and Florida markets, AKAM looks to cultivate thriving communities through its hospitality-driven team, rigorous operational standards, and rich service offerings.
Transaction Details
The acquisition positions AKAM to capitalize on a growing residential services market, supported by favorable industry tailwinds, including an increasingly complex regulatory environment that benefits established operators, rising insurance premiums, and elevated capital project spending that is expected to drive continued growth.
The investment by Audax will also allow AKAM to further build out and expand its New York and Florida customer base.
AKAM’s existing management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Ken Greene, will continue to lead the business, ensuring continuity for clients, employees, and partners.
BGL’s Real Estate Services & Technology investment banking team has extensive experience across the sector and maintains deep relationships with key financial sponsors and industry executives. Our team has a 25-year track record of advising companies on solving complex M&A challenges, particularly where the mix of end markets, revenue drivers and go-to-market strategies require deep sector insights. Our clients benefit from our enduring global relationships and deep industry insights, which span the entirety of the real estate & property technology continuum across the residential, multi-family, and commercial real estate landscape.
To learn more about our transactions across the Information & Tech-Enabled Services sector, click here.
McDermott Will & Schulte’s 2026 HPE Miami is the premier gathering for healthcare dealmakers that brings together investors, founders, CEOs, and investment bankers to learn about the latest trends and opportunities in the industry.
BGL’s Head of Healthcare & Life Sciences John Riddle and Managing Directors J. Kyle Brown and Bill Watts and Director Jamie Arnold will be attending the event and available to discuss market trends and upcoming M&A opportunities across the industry.
BGL’s Healthcare & Life Sciences team has the investment banking and capital markets experience to advise clients across a broad spectrum of physician practice M&A, healthcare investment banking, capital markets activities, and strategic assignments.
The 2026 Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference & Exhibition brings together more than 40,000 professionals throughout the global health ecosystem—including senior executives, providers, investors, and market suppliers—to connect and discover innovative health tech products to solve their greatest challenges.
BGL Managing Director Bill Watts and Director Jamie Arnold are attending the conference and will be available to discuss growth opportunities and consolidation trends within the healthcare technology sector.
BGL’s Healthcare Technology investment banking team has extensive experience serving public, private, and sponsor-backed companies. Our team has specialized expertise within software as a service (“SaaS”) and digital solutions and is able to serve these clients holistically through its collaboration across BGL’s Healthcare & Life Sciences and Technology verticals. Our team has domain expertise across core subsectors, including consumer health, hybrid delivery, provider- and payor-focused IT, pharma IT, and virtual care/telehealth.
BGL Managing Directors Brandon Dobell and Seth Rosenfield, who are senior members of the firm’s Real Estate Services & Technology team, are featured contributors in HousingWire with an article entitled, “How off-market deals and investor demand are reshaping residential real estate.”
The real estate market is experiencing a once-in-a-generation disruption, driven by forces that are fundamentally reshaping the role of agents and brokers. Semi-private deal networks, a growing class of small investors, legal and regulatory shifts, and intensifying competition among online portals are creating an unfamiliar landscape.
In the article, Brandon and Seth explore how investor-driven networks are redefining how homes are bought and sold, the rising influence of small investors, and why adaptation is emerging as a critical competitive advantage.
To read the complete article, visit the HousingWire website.
