TA Associates has expanded its investment staff in its Boston, Menlo Park and London offices with the hirings of four new vice presidents – Amara Suebsaeng, Alex Melamud, Max Cancre, and John DiCola.
“All four of these individuals have a depth of knowledge within a number of TA’s focus industries. We look forward to them joining our industry teams as we continue to seek new growth companies and to help scale companies in our existing portfolio,” said Brian Conway, Chairman and a Managing Director at TA Associates.
Mr. Cancre will be based in London and focus on investments in technology and financial services companies across Europe. Prior to attending graduate school, he served as an Associate in the London office of TA. He previously served as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division, Structured Finance Group at Barclays Capital. Mr. Cancre received a BA in Economics and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Melamud focuses on investments in technology and technology-based services companies. Prior to attending graduate school, he served as an Associate in the Menlo Park office of TA Associates. He previously worked in the Global Technology Investment Banking Group at Barclays Capital. Mr. Melamud received a BS in Business Administration and a BA in Psychology from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Ms. Suebsaeng, based in Boston, focuses on investments in business, technology-enabled and other services companies. Prior to attending graduate school, she served as an Associate in the Boston office of TA. She previously served as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division, Global Power and Utilities Group at Morgan Stanley and in the product management and business development group at Logi Analytics. Ms. Suebsaeng received a BA in Economics from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. DiCola, based in Boston, focuses on investments in technology companies. Prior to joining TA Associates, he served as an Associate at Hellman & Friedman, and earlier served as an Analyst at Greenhill & Co. Mr. DiCola received a BA in Economics from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
TA Associates makes buyouts and minority recapitalizations of profitable growth companies in the technology, financial services, business services, healthcare and consumer industries. Since founding in 1968, TA has invested in over 450 companies and has raised more than $18 billion in capital. The firm has offices in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong (www.ta.com).
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