"Jack Levendoski is riding the rebound in M&A after a rocky start to the year. An executive director in JPMorgan's M&A group, he has worked on some of 2025's largest technology transactions, including Palo Alto Networks' $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk and Xero's $2.5 billion purchase of Melio. After a choppy first half marked by rate uncertainty and geopolitical risk, he says the market now "feels extremely busy.""
"He's used to big-ticket transactions: In 2022, Levendoski was part of Twitter's $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, a transaction that unfolded under global scrutiny. "The pace at which that all happened, the level of public scrutiny‚ it was pretty amazing," he told Business Insider. He also worked on Squarespace's $6.9 billion take-private with Permira in 2024, Savvy Gaming Group's $4.9 billion acquisition of Scopely in 2023, and the merger of World Wrestling Entertainment and UFC, valued at about $21 billion."
"Artificial intelligence has been a recurring theme in recent deals, in how companies are valued and in how bankers operate. Being an early adopter has given Levendoski "quick answers to hard questions that perhaps before required significant research," he said. After starting his career at Chevron, where he worked as a facilities engineering project manager, Levendoski joined JPMorgan in 2016, supporting capital projects and offshore oil and gas projects in the Gulf of Mexic"
Jack Levendoski is an executive director in JPMorgan's M&A group with experience on major technology transactions such as Palo Alto Networks' $25 billion CyberArk acquisition and Xero's $2.5 billion purchase of Melio. He worked on Twitter's $44 billion sale to Elon Musk and other large deals including Squarespace's $6.9 billion take-private and the WWE-UFC merger. Levendoski has advised on more than $300 billion in deal value. He notes a rebound in M&A activity following rate uncertainty and geopolitical risk, and emphasizes artificial intelligence as a recurring theme that speeds analysis. He began his career at Chevron and joined JPMorgan in 2016.
Read at Business Insider
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]