Bio

Matt Lynch is a Managing Director of District Capital Partners. Prior to joining DCP, Matt led Corporate Development at Blackboard, where he managed the successful completion and integration of 9 acquisitions, as well as Blackboard's sale process and $1.7 billion take-private transaction in 2011. Matt began his career at Salomon Smith Barney (now Citi), advising on M&A transactions in the technology sector, with a specific focus on software. Over the course of his 11 years at Citi, Matt advised on over $300 billion of M&A transactions, including Xerox/ACS, Hewlett-Packard/EDS, Oracle/PeopleSoft, Hewlett-Packard/Compaq, Alcatel/Lucent and AOL/Time Warner. Matt has a degree in Finance from the University of Illinois. When not at DCP, Matt enjoys spending time with his family, honing his negotiation skills with his three sons (particularly at bedtime) and cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers. If he weren’t at DCP, Matt would be a volunteer roadie for Bruce Springsteen.