Sept 25 (Reuters) - Boutique investment bank Cantor

Fitzgerald has hired Stephan Segouin and Abhinav Goel as

managing directors to bolster its presence in the technology

dealmaking space, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters

on Thursday.

The New York-based firm has been making moves over the past

year to beef up its investment in the technology sector and

strengthen advisory services across high-growth verticals.

Segouin joins Cantor from boutique bank Raymond James

, where he spent a decade as a managing director focused

on security and safety. Goel has been hired from France's BNP

Paribas, where he was a managing director and the head

of technology services.

"The business and technology services sector will benefit in

the future from the proliferation of new technologies, including

the increasing importance of security and safety, and the

rapidly evolving defense and government sectors," Cantor's

co-CEO and global head of investment banking Sage Kelly said in

the memo.

Dealmaking in the technology sector accounted for 18% of

global M&A in the first half of 2025, according to data compiled

by LSEG.

Among transactions in the tech sector this year, Cantor

advised asset manager TPG on its deal to buy software

firm Irth Solutions from rival Blackstone, which was

announced last month.

Cantor has also hired Hampton Conly as a director from

boutique bank Houlihan Lokey ( HLI ), where he, as a senior vice

president, advised on mergers and acquisitions in the government

services and defense sectors.

Segouin and Goel will be based in New York, while Conly will

be based in Washington, D.C. The trio will report to Mike

Rintoul, global head of business and technology services at

Cantor.