Vaquero Capital, a leading advisor for M&A and private equity, announced that Stefan Gerhard has joined the firm as a Managing Director. Mr. Gerhard, who is based in New York and San Francisco, will focus on the software/SaaS and Internet sectors.

“We are pleased that Stefan has joined the Vaquero team.  Stefan brings a tremendous amount of experience in client serving and process execution and will contribute immediately to Vaquero’s software/SaaS and Internet practices,” said David Grove, Vaquero’s Managing Partner.  “Stefan’s experience and deep industry knowledge will be an incredible asset and augment our investment banking capabilities.”

Stefan Gerhard has over 15 years of experience advising public and private companies on a wide range of mergers & acquisition transactions.  Stefan was a senior member of Nomura Securities’ Technology Banking practice and was a Managing Director at Bank of America focused on Technology M&A.  He began his technology banking career at Chase H&Q in San Francisco.  Stefan holds a B.S. in Economics from The University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School.