Articles from Hilltop Securities Inc.

HilltopSecurities recently welcomed Ari Kavour as Executive Managing Director, Head of Structured Finance and Structured Products Group. Kavour will serve on HilltopSecurities’ Executive Committee and will report directly to President and CEO Brad Winges. He will be based in the firm’s New York City office.

On Oct. 5, 2024, World Teachers’ Day, Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) will launch its fourth annual virtual Hilltop Hunt, providing Texas K-12 educators with the chance to win a share of more than $50,000 in prizes.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) has released the results of its 2024 Public Entity Survey, highlighting the key priorities and challenges facing municipalities, school districts, and other public entities across the United States. The complete survey results are available here.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) has announced the addition of Managing Director Chris Long as Head of Public Finance Investment Grade Underwriting Origination in New York, NY.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) has announced the addition of Managing Director Mat Parker as Head of HilltopSecurities Bank Solutions in Memphis, TN.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently welcomed Managing Director Gary Garay as Head of Municipal Housing Banking in Miami, Florida. The firm also has recently added public finance investment bankers Managing Director Tania Askins in Dallas, Texas, Senior Vice President Sabaa Modi in Austin, Texas, and Senior Vice President Connor Benoit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) has named Executive Managing Director Jason Lisec as Head of Fixed Income Capital Markets. Lisec joined HilltopSecurities in 2009 and served as Co-Head of Fixed Income Capital Markets since 2020.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) today announced that Michele Vobach has joined the firm’s Public Finance division as Senior Managing Director, Head of Healthcare, in its Dallas headquarters, along with a team of five experienced investment bankers in Chicago and New York City.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) has recently hired over a dozen experienced Generalist Fixed Income Capital Markets sales and trading professionals in its Memphis office, including an accomplished Small Business Administration (SBA) trading and securitization team. The addition of the recent hires makes HilltopSecurities’ Memphis office one of the firm’s largest Fixed Income Capital Markets locations.

Momentum Independent Network Inc. (MIN), an affiliate of Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities), is pleased to welcome Scott McCaffrey as the new Head of Momentum Independent Network.

Momentum Independent Network Inc. (MIN), an affiliate of Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities), recently welcomed 33 new financial professionals managing approximately $750 million in client assets to its wealth management platform. All professionals join from NTB Financial Corporation (NTB), a longtime clearing correspondent of HilltopSecurities. Among the 33 professionals transitioning to MIN are Anthony Petrelli, Michael Morgan, and Regina Roesener, former senior members of NTB.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) today announced the addition of 12 investment bankers to its Public Finance division in New York City, San Francisco, and Sherman Oaks, California. The team includes Fred Prager, David Hetz, Rochelle Powell, Ian Prager, Colin O’Neill, A.J. Prager, T.J. Sheehy, Colin Walsh, Bjorn Foster, Augie Harrigan, Michael Dymond, and Sam Sheppard.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently published its second annual High Yield Impact Survey, drawing on the opinions of 110 market professionals to highlight thought leadership on issues driving the High Yield sector.

On Oct. 5, 2022, World Teachers’ Day, Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) will launch its second annual virtual Hilltop Hunt, providing Texas K-8 public and charter school educators with the chance to win a share of $50,000 in prizes.

Hilltop Securities Inc.’s (HilltopSecurities) debt capital markets and fixed income capital markets groups continue to expand with the addition of three new investment professionals to serve clients from the firm’s offices in North Carolina and Illinois. Kit Wood will serve as managing director, head of debt capital markets structuring, reporting to Todd Bleakney, co-head of debt capital markets while Cory Clark, senior managing director, co-head of generalist fixed income sales and Justin Hoogendoorn, senior managing director, head of fixed income capital markets strategy and analytics will report to A.J. Maggio, managing director, co-head of fixed income capital markets.

Dallas-based Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year by donating $75,000 to support Texas public schools. On Oct. 5, 2021, World Teachers Day, HilltopSecurities is launching “The Hilltop Hunt,” an online treasure hunt for Texas public school educators that will give them the chance to win one of ten donations of $7,500 for their districts’ education foundations, as well as prizes for their classrooms.

Dallas-based investment bank Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and recognizing the milestone by continuing its commitment to support equity and inclusion in education across Texas. As part of its anniversary celebration, the firm is launching an online treasure hunt that will provide Texas public school educators with the chance to win one of ten donations of $7,500 for their districts’ education foundations, as well as prizes for their classrooms.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently welcomed Sean Ladley to its Fixed Income Capital Markets division in Charlotte, NC as co-head of Generalist Fixed Income Sales, reporting to A.J. Maggio, executive managing director, co-head of Fixed Income Capital Markets.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) is pleased to welcome Ted Chapman to its Public Finance division in Dallas where he will serve as an investment banking credit analyst.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) recently welcomed a pair of key financial services leaders to its Public Finance division in Florida and Minnesota. John Pellicci will serve as senior managing director, head of municipal high yield underwriting and sales, while Yaffa Rattner will serve as senior managing director, head of municipal credit in the firm’s Public Finance division.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) today announced the expansion of their Southern Region public finance groups with the addition of two finance professionals in Florida and Texas. Tom Baurle will serve as managing director, investment banker in debt capital markets at HilltopSecurities’ Naples office, while Peter Druhot will serve as managing director, municipal underwriter at the firm’s Dallas, Texas, headquarters.

Hilltop Securities Inc. (HilltopSecurities) today announced the expansion of its commodities brokerage and trading business with the launch of a new division, HTS Commodities. The division consists of 19 experienced commodities professionals in Texas and Tennessee, including nine in Amarillo, and three in Memphis who joined the firm on July 30. The team will provide a full suite of commodities trading, risk management, and wealth management services to farmers and ranchers across the United States.