Brian Cayne Joins Goldman Sachs as a Partner and Co-Head of Software Investment Banking

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announced that Brian Cayne has joined the firm as a Partner in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Group and Co-Head of Global Software Investment Banking.

Based in San Francisco, Brian will co-head software investment banking alongside Jason Rowe, who is based in New York, and Joe Porter, who is London-based. His appointment further strengthens the firm’s ability to serve the strategic and financing needs of its software and technology clients globally during this period of significant transformation. The TMT group is led by global co-heads, Jung Min and Barry O’Brien.

Brian brings nearly twenty years of industry experience and deep knowledge of the software and technology sectors to Goldman Sachs. He co-founded Qatalyst Partners in 2008, and most recently led their software practice. Prior to this, Brian was an associate at Vista Equity Partners and worked in the technology M&A group at Credit Suisse.

Goldman Sachs has been the #1 global software M&A franchise over the past decade and ranks #1 in aggregate global technology M&A volume¹. The firm has advised on several recent notable transactions including the sale of Wiz to Google for $32bn, the lead advisor in OpenAI’s $500bn recapitalization, the $55bn take-private of Electronic Arts and the sale of Informatica to Salesforce for ~$8bn. Goldman Sachs was the top global M&A advisor, ranking #1 for M&A market share in 2025¹.

Brian earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Princeton University in 2004.

¹ Source Dealogic.

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