Hovde Group Builds Next Phase of Growth Through FinTech and Technology Expansion

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hovde Group, LLC, an investment bank focused on financial institutions, today announced the expansion of its capabilities into FinTech and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT), as well as select new strategic sectors, alongside the addition of senior leaders Hussain Ali and Arman Khoshbin.

Hussain Ali will lead the build-out of the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) investment banking practice, with a focus on FinTech. Arman Khoshbin will oversee origination and the development of adjacent verticals beyond traditional financial institutions. Additional team hires are expected and will be announced in due course.

The expansion reflects Hovde Group’s focus on high-growth segments at the intersection of financial services and technology. The firm sees strong alignment between technology and financial technology and its existing financial institutions franchise, including depositories and specialty finance, as well as complementary opportunities alongside BankTech Ventures.

Hussain Ali brings more than two decades of experience across technology and financial technology, including prior roles at Barclays and Bank of America, where he advised on transactions across financial software, payments, wealthtech, and data and information services. He has also served as a chief financial officer and led corporate development functions within technology and FinTech companies.

Arman Khoshbin has experience in marketing-driven deal origination and building growth platforms. Prior to joining Hovde Group, he founded and scaled multiple ventures, including an algorithmic trading platform managing over $50 million in assets, and developed relationships across private investors, family offices, and alternative asset managers.

Hussain Ali and Arman Khoshbin previously worked together as partners at a boutique advisory firm focused on founder-led businesses.

“FinTech is a large and growing opportunity, supported by durable tailwinds and a broad addressable market,” said Hussain Ali. “Hovde’s commitment to investing in the sector, combined with its long-standing franchise and relationships across financial institutions and investors, made this a natural fit.”

“Adding FinTech and broader technology capabilities is a natural extension of our franchise,” said Kirk Hovde, Chief Executive Officer at Hovde Group. “We see meaningful opportunity as the lines between financial institutions and technology continue to converge. Similar to our expansion into Specialty Finance in 2017, we see this expansion as a way to continue to offer advice and opportunities to our existing financial institution clients and institutional investor clients, as well as the ability to expand our client base into the FinTech and technology sector.”