TA Associates has strengthened its teams focusing on investments in financial services and technology.

TA Associates, the global private equity firm, has made four hires for financial and technology services in Boston, MA, Menlo Park, CA, and London.

In May, TA Associates completed a majority investment in Omaha, NE-based NorthStar Financial Services Group, as the firm pushes deeper into the RIA and fintech space. NorthStar Financial Services Group is a holding company for several subsidiaries including CLS Investments, The Gemini Companies and Orion Advisor Services.

In its latest announcement, Amara Suebsaeng, Alex Melamud and Max Cancre have rejoined TA Associates as vice presidents in Boston, Menlo Park and London, respectively. John DiCola, meanwhile, has been appointed as a vice president in Boston.

Cancre focuses on investments in technology and financial services companies across Europe. Before attending graduate school, he was an associate in the London office of TA Associates. He was previously an analyst in the investment banking division and structured finance group at Barclays Capital.
 
Meanwhile, DiCola focuses on investments in technology firms, having previously been an associate at Hellman & Friedman, and, before that, an analyst at Greenhill & Co.
 
Melamud concentrates 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.  
 
Lastly, Suebsaeng focuses on investments in business, technology-enabled and other services companies. Before attending graduate school, she served as an associate in the Boston office of TA Associates. She was previously an analyst in the investment banking division, and global power and utilities group, at Morgan Stanley.  

TA Associates has offices in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.

The firm leads buyouts and minority recapitalizations of what it believes are profitable growth companies in the technology, financial services, business services, healthcare and consumer industries.