Horizon Partners

Horizon Partners is a Miami, United States-based boutique investment bank specializing in sell-side M&A advisory for bootstrapped, product-first software and technology companies. The firm emphasizes an artisanal approach, focusing on founder-owned middle-market firms and often providing strategic advisory and interim CFO roles prior to transactions. Horizon Partners has completed M&A deals worth billions of dollars, demonstrating its scale in the technology sector. With one fund in market as of January 2025 and one closed fund as of May 2022, the firm's team includes professionals such as Michael Willden, Christian Wentzel, and Spencer Willden. Horizon Partners was recently honored for its role in TA Associates' recapitalization of PDQ.com, a significant middle-market growth equity deal. The firm was founded in 2010 by Mike Firmage and Mike Willden.