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 RJF.N, where he spent a decade as a managing director focused on security and safety. Goel has been hired from France's BNP Paribas BNPP.PA, 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 TPG.O on its deal to buy software firm Irth Solutions from rival Blackstone BX.N, which was announced last month.

Cantor has also hired Hampton Conly as a director from boutique bank Houlihan Lokey HLI.N, 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.

(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru and Milana Vinn in New York; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)

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