Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners hired Chris Colpitts as a senior managing director and head of Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) in the U.S. Colpitts will be based in CVC’s San Francisco office.

Chris Colpitts joins CVC from Deutsche Bank, where he was global co-head of TMT Investment Banking based in San Francisco. Colpitts has over 18 years’ experience working in the San Francisco area with local and global technology companies, including Avago Technologies’ acquisition of Broadcom Corporation which was the largest strategic transaction in the technology sector since 2000.

Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2006, Colpitts worked as a managing director and global head of Electronics Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers.

Christopher J. Stadler, managing partner and head of CVC’s U.S. business, said: “I have known Chris for almost 20 years and I am thrilled that he is coming on board as we continue to build our presence across the U.S. and the TMT sector.”