AAKASH BHASIN (LEFT) AND PETRU-SANTU ACQUAVIVA

Alantra, a global mid-market financial services firm, hired Aakash Bhasin and Petru-Santu Acquaviva as managing directors in the firm’s New York City office.

With over 25 years of investment banking expertise, Bhasin will focus on building products and industrial technology.

Before joining Alantra, he served as a managing director at Wells Fargo Securities, where he concentrated on industrials M&A. Before that, Bhasin worked at J.P. Morgan and founded his own M&A boutique firm, Turtle Bridge Advisors.

Acquaviva, who has more than 15 years of investment banking experience, will concentrate on industrial services.

He most recently held the position of head of industrial services investment banking in BNP Paribas’ Investment Banking group. Acquaviva has also worked at ENGIE and Leonardo & Co., where he focused on energy and infrastructure M&A.

David Ligon

Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners has announced the appointment of David Ligon as managing director, capital markets.

In his new role, Ligon will manage the firm’s capital markets function and support the development and implementation of tailored solutions for both new and existing partner companies.

Ligon has nearly 40 years of leadership experience in the banking industry, specifically supporting growing middle-market companies across the United States.

Prior to joining TSG, Ligon served as managing director and capital markets head for EastWest Bank, where he led the bank’s sponsored lending group.

Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership positions in leveraged finance at institutions such as OneWest Bank, US Bank, Emporia Capital and Union Bank. Ligon began his career at Wells Fargo Bank.

Dustin Hollas

Houston-based private equity firm Capstreet Group has appointed Dustin Hollas as principal of business development.

In his new role, Hollas will focus on sourcing new investment opportunities. Before Capstreet, he worked at Houston-based growth equity firm Clovis Point Capital as vice president, focusing on the firm’s deal sourcing activities.

Hollas previously managed the Houston market as vice president for Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Group, where he specialized in providing lending, treasury and investment solutions to early-, middle- and late-stage companies.

Paul Edwards

Boston-based M&A strategy consulting firm

Stax promoted Paul Edwards to global practice leader. In this new role, Edwards will develop and execute the firm’s strategy. He has worked at Stax for 18 years and has held several senior positions, including senior managing director and managing director.

Before joining Stax in 2005, Edwards was director of business development and strategy at Studysmart, lead contract consultant at STS Research Group, and founder and chief executive officer at BtG UK, a global education consulting firm. He began his career as an analyst at PwC UK.