Bio

Mike is a Managing Director at Horizon Partners, co-founding the firm from Hillhouse Capital Advisors, a boutique financial services firm that he also founded. At Horizon, Mike has pioneered a bespoke, artisanal M&A advisory model, crafting highly-customized transactions like the dual-buyout structures conceptualized and executed for Horizon clients like Distrokid and Spatial Networks. Mike has been advising bootstrapped technology companies for over 15 years and co-leads every client engagement. He has earned numerous industry honors for innovation in transaction strategy, process, and structuring, including a number of ‘Deal of the Year’ awards as well as distinction as an Emerging Leader (M&A Advisor) and Rising Star (M&A Atlas Awards). In 2020, Mike was named Boutique Investment Banker of the Year by the M&A Atlas Awards and in 2021, he was named Investment Banker of the Year by The M&A Advisor. Mike holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management, graduating with Distinction in Finance & the Law. He holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Utah where he graduated with highest honors.