Cantor Fitzgerald Further Strengthens Its Debt Capital Markets Team
The Addition of More Than Two Dozen Seasoned Professionals
Underscores Cantor’s Momentum in the Fixed Income Marketplace
New York, August 14, 2008, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. announced the addition of 29 capital markets veterans to its sales and trading business as it continues to aggressively expand its Debt Capital Markets team. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 40 professionals have joined the firm’s fixed income business. Shawn Matthews, Executive Managing Director and head of the Debt Capital Markets group, said, “First and foremost, Cantor is committed to meeting each of our customer’s unique needs with unparalleled service and excellence in execution. The new members of our team represent a collective wealth of market knowledge and insight, and share our unwavering focus on the importance of maintaining superb relationships in the marketplace and providing exceptional value to our clients.
Over the past year, Cantor has continued to broaden its capacity in serving the institutional fixed income market in New York and other key locations. Mr. Matthews added, “We’re relentless in building out our capacity, and we welcome these talented professionals as we continue to broaden the scope and depth of our sales force and trading desks.” He said that further growth of Cantor’s distribution platform is expected as talented debt capital markets veterans continue to be attracted to the firm’s fixed income team.
The 29 new members of Cantor’s Debt Capital Markets team by location are:
New York
Osamu Miyagawa, Senior Managing Director
Sami A. Boustany, Managing Director
Anthony Chang, Managing Director
Gerald M. Deitchman, Managing Director
Randall Huffman, Managing Director
Dennis G. Megley, Managing Director
Christopher Paternoster, Managing Director
Randy J. Petsoff, Managing Director
John J. Regan, Managing Director
Thomas J. Shea, Managing Director
George K. Smith, Managing Director
Michael Stiuso, Managing Director
Robert Underwood, Managing Director
Jeffrey A. Gapusan, Director
John Heffernan, Director
Johann Nottebohm, Director
Richard M. Pezzella, Director
Edgardo B.Tambunting, Director
John Phillips, Vice President
Seattle
Robyn Grad, Vice President
Jason Stanley, Vice President
Kathy McCulloch, Vice President
San Francisco
Michael Comerford, Managing Director
Kevin Higgins, Vice President
Memphis
Jeff Rosenberg, Managing Director
Philadelphia
Louis T. Gentilucci, Director
Atlanta
Owen B. Hardy Jr., Director
Los Angeles
Richard Vest, Senior Vice President
Boston
Daniel L. Kenslea, Managing Director
Cantor continues to encourage employment inquiries from fixed income professionals. Mr. Matthews can be reached at the firm’s New York offices at 212-829-4870.
About Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.
The Debt Capital Markets business of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a world-class dealer across a broad spectrum of fixed income products. Known for its personal commitment to clients and for providing superior liquidity and transaction execution, Cantor Fitzgerald Debt Capital Markets offers services in repo and securities lending, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, corporate bonds, interest rate products, agencies, SBA securities and structured products. One of 18 primary dealers in the marketplace, with a fixed income team of more than 200 professionals, Cantor serves over 4,000 customers worldwide.
Cantor Fitzgerald is a leading global financial services firm. The Cantor Fitzgerald franchise includes institutional debt and equity sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, and asset management, as well as other businesses and ventures. For over 60 years, Cantor Fitzgerald, a proven and resilient leader, has been committed to delivering a unique brand of unparalleled product expertise, innovative technology and customer service to its clients around the world.
For more information, please visit www.cantor.com.
Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. is the parent company of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Contacts
Nneoma Njoku
Cantor Fitzgerald
212-610-2297
nnjoku@cantor.com
