JMP Group Inc. announced that Gavin Slader has joined JMP Securities as a managing director in its investment banking division. Mr. Slader, who is based in the firm's San Francisco headquarters, is a mergers and acquisitions specialist focused on the technology sector. Prior to joining JMP Securities, Mr. Slader was a senior banker in the technology, media and telecommunications investment banking group at UBS Investment Bank, sharing oversight of the west coast technology mergers and acquisitions practice.

Mr. Slader previously held investment banking roles at Credit Suisse First Boston and its predecessor, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, concentrating on technology mergers and acquisitions throughout.