William Blair added Rishi Sethi as a London-based managing director in the firm’s global technology team.
“Rishi’s deep sector expertise in FinTech will boost our strong momentum and technology practice growth across Europe,” Raphael Grunschlag, managing director and European technology group lead at William Blair, said.
Sethi, who most recently served as head of FinTech at Torch Partners, brings over 20 years of experience in advising companies in the financial services and technology sectors. Before Torch, Rishi held senior roles at Credit Suisse, Amex and Financial Technology Partners. His background includes deal origination and execution, cross-border transactions, practice leadership and scalability, and work in fintech sub-verticals, including insurtech, payments, financial software, regtech and office of the CFO. He received his bachelor of science degree from the Manipal Institute of Technology, a master of science degree from The Ohio State University and an M.B.A. from the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
“William Blair’s European technology team is highly respected, and the strong momentum is a testament to the quality of advice to its clients,” Sethi said. “The firm leverages its geographic footprint, long-standing relationships with strategic investors and financial sponsors, and holistic suite of solutions to provide clients with effective guidance and thoughtful service. I’m honored to join William Blair’s European technology team and global network of professionals.”
Sethi is the firm’s second senior hire in Europe this year, after Robert Engelhardt joined as director in the firm’s tech-enabled services group. Additions last year included Chris Bates, a consumer products and services director; Tim-Oliver Seidel, William Blair’s European secondaries team lead; Delaney Brown, a senior director on the private capital advisory team; Daniel Nilsson, a Stockholm-based managing director in the financial sponsors group; and João Fernandes in Madrid.
