David Grove

David founded Vaquero Capital in 2011 to serve private Saas, Internet/mobile & data companies throughout their lifecycle. He has over 19 years’ experience advising companies on capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. His clients have included Alchemy Systems, Hyphen Solutions, Enverus, Allegro, Irth Solutions, Kony, Manta Media, HomeAway, Zillow, among others. He has worked on transactions with many leading investors including Insight Venture Partners, Accel-KKR, Bain Capital, Benchmark Capital, Austin Ventures, TCV, Greycroft, ABS, Oak Investments and Redpoint Venture Partners. David is a past winner of the prestigious “Investment Banker of the Year” accolade at the USA M&A Atlas Awards.

What David most enjoys about his career… I am passionate about helping founders and PE/VC backed management teams execute on complex transactions. I enjoy the long-term relationships built with entrepreneur and sponsor clients, and helping companies grow through their private market lifecycles.