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Abraham's Experience
Industry Expertise:
- Vertical-agnostic and vertical-focused managed service provider (MSPs)
- Managed Security Services Provider (MSSPs)
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
Career Highlights:
- Advised on MSP transactions with 76 parties between 2020-2024
- Catapulted 12 MSPs into “New Platforms” for private equity sponsors between 2020-2024
- Recurring speaker at IT Nation Connect, Channel Partners, MSSP Alert Live and MSP Business School
- Recurring news source for ChannelE2E, CRN, Channel Futures, TechTarget & PEHub
Abraham Garver
Managing Director
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- LocationWashington, D.C. Metro
Abraham Garver is a MSP banker for FOCUS. Over the past four years the team has advised on MSP transactions with 76 parties including catapulting the 12 MSP below into “New Platforms” for private equity sponsors:
- The Purple Guys (ECS + My IT)
- TechMD (formerly ICS)
- General Informatics
- Integris (Domain + Tier 1)
- Cantey Tech (Cantey Tech + Cantey EDU)
- CyberSheath
- ITS (Intelligent Technical Solutions + Intivix + PC Miracles)
- Entech (Entech + ITVantage)
- ProVelocity + IronEdge
- Lockstep + Renovus Capital
- MSP Corp + Groupe Access
- Announcement Pending
Over his career Abraham has worked on sell-, buy- and valuation assignments with approximately 150 public, private, and fastest-growing members of the MSP 501, CRN500, ChannelE2E Top 100 & Inc. 500 and served as a guest commentator on Bloomberg, MSP Business School and at NASDAQ.
Abraham is a recurring conference speaker for IT Nation Connect, Channel Partners and MSSP Alert Live and recurring news source for ChannelE2E, CRN, Channel Futures, TechTarget & PEHub. As an author he has contributed over 125 articles in numerous publications including FORBES.
Prior to joining FOCUS, Abraham worked with Merrill Lynch’s M&A Technology Group in San Francisco and E&Y’s Business Valuation Group in Los Angeles. In addition to his professional pursuits, Abraham is a member of The University Club of New York and Governor (Emeritus) of the University of Southern California Alumni Association.
Abraham holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, and a master’s degree in finance from the Manderson Graduate School. He is registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as a General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63) and a Limited Representative – Investment Banking (Series 79).
Little known facts about Abraham: He was born in Kampala, Uganda, while his parents were serving in the Peace Corps. Outside of work, he has played the cello by ear since age five and currently accompanies his church choir most Sundays.
He also loves playing pickleball with his soon to be college bound son, a competitive swimmer who recently broke a 23 year old record in the 50 meter freestyle and is currently ranked among the best in Virginia.
Recent MSP/MSSP Deal Experience
- MSP Corp
- ProVelocity
- Entech Computer Services, Inc.
- Cantey Technology Consulting, LLC
- Golden Technologies, Inc.
- Security7 Networks, LLC
- DS Tech
- Versiant Corporation, Inc.
- Cantey Technology Consulting, LLC
- The Network Support Company, LLC
- Integrated Computer Solutions of Vestal, LLC
- DSM Technology Consultants, LLC
- Intelligent Technical Solutions, Inc.
- Lighthouse Technology Partners
- Accelerate, Inc.
- CMS IP Technologies
- Unicom Technologies
- CyberSheath Services International, LLC
- AKUITY Technologies
- General Informatics
- Frontenac XI Private Capital, L.P.
- ECS Acquisition Holdings, LLC
