Capstone Partners Names Paul Janson Head of M&A; Ken Wasik to Serve as Head of Investment Banking

Boston, MA – Capstone Partners, a leading middle market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce that Paul Janson has been appointed Head of M&A, and Ken Wasik will now serve as Head of Investment Banking. This transition reflects the firm’s ongoing efforts to align executive leadership with its evolving service offerings and long-term growth strategy.

A founding member of Capstone Partners with more than 30 years of industry experience, Janson has held multiple leadership positions at the firm, including tenures as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investment Banking. In his new role, Janson will lead the firm’s M&A practice, overseeing deal sourcing, negotiations, and execution. His appointment follows the recent launch of Capstone’s new Buy-Side M&A Advisory Group, a strategic initiative designed to expand the firm’s capabilities in proprietary acquisition searches and outsourced corporate development for private equity and corporate clients.

Wasik, who joined Capstone as Head of Consumer Industry Investment Banking in 2020 and previously served as Co-Head of Investment Banking since 2024, now assumes sole leadership of the firm’s investment banking platform. He will oversee all investment banking operations, including capital markets and strategic advisory services, and drive investment banking strategy across Capstone’s 12 industry groups and five service lines. Having helped drive over $3.5 billion in Consumer-industry M&A total transaction value, Wasik brings a proven growth strategy to his expanded leadership role across Capstone’s investment banking platform.

This leadership evolution supports Capstone’s commitment to delivering specialized, full-service solutions to middle market clients. By delineating responsibilities across M&A and investment banking, the firm is better positioned to scale its platform, deepen sector expertise, and respond to shifting market dynamics.

ABOUT CAPSTONE PARTNERS

For over 20 years, the firm has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory services uniquely tailored to help owners, investors, and creditors through each stage of the company’s lifecycle. Capstone’s services include M&A advisory, debt and equity placement, corporate restructuring, special situations, valuation and fairness opinions, and financial advisory services. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has 175+ professionals across the U.S. With 12 dedicated industry groups, Capstone delivers sector-specific expertise through large, cross-functional teams. Capstone is a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN). For more information, visit www.capstonepartners.com.

For More Information Contact:

Rebecca Levesque
Head of Demand & Lead Generation
rlevesque@capstonepartners.com

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