William Blair, a global boutique with experience in investment banking, investment management and private wealth management, has added Matthew Flynn as a managing director focused on fund placement in the mid-Atlantic and based in Charlotte, and Hudson Collins as a director in New York.

Flynn draws on 17 years of private fund placement experience, including fund evaluation, market preparation and primary distribution services for clients. He joins from Campbell Lutyens, where he served as managing director in private capital advisory, and Credit Suisse, where he served as director in the private funds group.

Collins brings more than 10 years of private fund placement experience, with a particular focus on fund distribution. He joins from Credit Suisse, where he served as a director in private funds group, and has held roles with Eaton Partners, MVision Private Equity Advisers and McColl Partners.