Steve Soraparu

Steve Soraparu serves as Managing Director in Stifel’s Global Technology Group, with a focus on Media & Telecom. He holds 25 years of investment banking experience in digital infrastructure, having served as a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, independent operators, public companies and financial sponsors in a variety of financial matters. Throughout his career, Steve completed over 70 M&A and financing transactions for companies in the FTTP, enterprise fiber, ILEC, cable, fixed wireless, mobile wireless and tower sectors.

Prior to joining Stifel, Steve was a senior member of Waller Capital Partners and worked at Legg Mason Capital Markets, where he executed transactions for clients across the converging sectors of telecom. He started his career at Price Waterhouse, where he served primarily Fortune 500 clients both in strategic consulting and financial accounting capacities.

Steve received his M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business where he graduated as a Fuqua Scholar.  He is also a summa cum laude graduate of the College of Commerce at the University of Illinois.