Shaffer

CENTURY CITY, CA-Investment banking firm George Smith Partners has hired Bryan Shaffer as a senior vice president and Malcolm Davies as a vice president. In a move to expand the company’s presence in the San Diego market, Davies will divide his time between San Diego and the GSP headquarters in Century City.

According to David Rifkind, principal and managing director of George Smith Partners, the addition of the new members to the GSP team reflects a change in the capital markets. “We are starting to see an increase in our business as the capital market recovers,” explained Rifkind. “New and returning investors are flooding the market looking for financing, and through our expertise, as well as hiring additional players who are highly skilled, we have been steadily increasing the size of our team to accommodate the new financing demand.”