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Jamie Mcgurk

General Partner at BAM Elevate

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Jamie McGurk is a General Partner at BAM Elevate, specializing in capital formation and M&A, with a background in investment banking and corporate finance. Notable highlights from their career include managing partner roles at Coatue Management and advisory positions at Silicon Valley Defense Group, as well as investments in companies like Craft.co and Uniphore at various funding stages. Jamie holds an MBA from Georgetown University and Melbourne Business School, along with a BS from Marist College, and has a strong track record in financial analysis, due diligence, and strategic partnerships within the venture capital and investment banking sectors.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2021 - Current

    Jamie McGurk is a General Partner at BAM Elevate, the private investment division of Balyasny Asset Management L.P., a global multi-strategy investment firm. BAM Elevate invests in breakout companies in transformational industries poised to compound long-term value. We provide our private portfolio companies with capital, in addition to access to BAM's unique global platform to help Elevate their team, performance, and capabilities

BAM Elevate is a growth equity fund that invests in breakout companies in transformational industries.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2022

  • Managing Partner - Private Investments

    2019 - 2021

  • Operating Partner

    2012 - 2019

    Formed, built and managed the Corporate Development operating team of 10 partners. Over 7+ year tenure, assisted portfolio companies in raising $20 billion in equity and $2 billion in debt capital, $23 billion in M&A transaction value and $12 billion in gross IPO proceeds raised in 437 closed transactions.

Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.

  • Director, Investment Banking

    2010 - 2012

    M&A, capital markets and private placements for growth companies in the communications technology and enterprise storage and compute sectors.

Thomas Weisel Venture Partners (TWVP) is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging information technology companies.

  • Director - Communications Technology & Digital Media Investment Banking

    2005 - 2010

    M&A, capital markets and private placements for growth companies in the media and communications industries.

  • Associate, Global Telecom Investment Banking

    2004 - 2005

    M&A and capital markets for large-cap telecom companies globally.

Oversees relationships with the venture capital community and connects their portfolio companies to the right people at HSBC.

  • Associate

    2000 - 2002

    Boutique VC fund founded by three successful entrepreneurs. Focus primarily on early-stage investments in the technology, media and communications sectors.

  • Debt Capital Markets

    1997 - 2000

    Fixed Income Division - experience in range of corporate and government agency issuer debt.

Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.

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