Macquarie Capital Strengthens Technology, Media & Telecom Practice with New Senior Hires
August 15 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
- Sam Shah and Raghu Velamati join
Macquarie Capital’s U.S. TMT Group as Managing Directors
- New hires broaden coverage and deepen
capabilities of Macquarie Capital’s U.S. TMT platform
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, principal investing
and capital markets arm of Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”) (ASX:MQG;
ADR:MQBKY), today announced the appointment of Sam Shah and Raghu
Velamati as Managing Directors in its U.S. Technology, Media &
Telecom Group (“TMT”) for Macquarie Capital. Mr. Shah and Mr.
Velamati will be based in Macquarie’s Chicago office.
Mr. Shah brings significant investment banking experience with a
specific focus on M&A advisory, capital markets and leveraged
financed transactions within the Knowledge and Business Services
industries. He joins Macquarie from Credit Suisse, where he held a
number of senior leadership positions most recently as Managing
Director and Head of Knowledge Services and Technology. Mr. Shah
led franchise coverage at Credit Suisse globally since 2010 and
executed on more than 50 transactions including the $350 million
IPO of Nord Anglia and the sale of Relias Learning to
Bertelsmann.
Mr. Velamati also joins Macquarie Capital from Credit Suisse,
where he focused on M&A, leveraged loans, private placements
and equity transactions within the Knowledge Services and
Technology, Business and Consumer Services and Industrials sectors.
Mr. Velamati participated in a number of transactions in the
Knowledge Services and Technology space, including Rhone Capital’s
acquisition of Global Knowledge and Hellman & Friedman’s $1.1
billion acquisition of Renaissance Learning.
“We are extremely pleased and excited to have Sam and Raghu join
our growing Technology, Media and Telecom practice,” said David
Dorfman, Senior Managing Director and Head of TMT for Macquarie
Capital in the U.S. “They both bring a wealth of technical
expertise, knowledge and senior relationships across a broad range
of Knowledge Services and Technology clients. Their exceptional
track record and experience will be of immediate benefit to our
clients and further advances Macquarie Capital’s U.S. and global
TMT banking efforts.”
Mr. Shah received his BS from Tufts University. Mr. Velamati
received his MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of
Business and a BS from the University of Illinois at Urbana –
Champaign.
The appointment of Mr. Shah and Mr. Velamati in Chicago further
strengthens Macquarie Capital's global Technology, Media and
Telecom offering and complements the senior TMT appointments of
Scott Bruckner as Senior Managing Director based in New York and
Ben Bailey as Head of TMT for Europe. It also follows the recent
hiring of Jeremy Parker, who joined Macquarie Capital as Managing
Director leading coverage of Aerospace and Defense and Brady
Parish, Head of U.S. Oil & Gas based in Houston.
About Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking,
financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
Macquarie’s main business focus is making returns by providing a
diversified range of services to clients. Macquarie acts on behalf
of institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties
around the world. Founded in 1969, Macquarie operates in more than
70 office locations in 28 countries. Macquarie employs
approximately 14,372 people and has assets under management of more
than $367 billion (as of March 31, 2016).
Macquarie Capital includes the Macquarie Group’s corporate
advisory, capital markets and principal investing capabilities.
Macquarie Capital’s expertise spans a variety of industry sectors
including telecommunications, media, entertainment, gaming,
financial institutions, energy, resources, real estate,
infrastructure, utilities and renewables.
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