JMP Group Enhances Its Convertible and Equity-Linked Capital Markets Capabilities
01 Dezember 2015 - 10:20PM
Business Wire
Forrest Koenig and Kevin McGuire Join JMP
Securities
JMP Group LLC (NYSE: JMP), an investment banking and alternative
asset management firm, announced today that Forrest Koenig and
Kevin McGuire have joined JMP Securities. Mr. Koenig is a managing
director in investment banking with responsibility for leading
convertible and equity-linked capital markets origination
activities. Mr. McGuire is a director in convertible securities
sales and trading. Both Mr. Koenig and Mr. McGuire are based in the
firm’s San Francisco headquarters.
“JMP has had an active convertible securities business for the
last 10 years, with offering proceeds totaling more than $11
billion,” said Kent Ledbetter, director of investment banking at
JMP Securities. “Forrest has focused on convertible and
equity-linked products for just as long, and his experience
positions us for even greater success. His expertise and technical
understanding of the structuring and trading of these securities
will greatly benefit JMP’s corporate clients as we advise them on
their capital markets alternatives.”
“Kevin brings over 30 years of Wall Street experience to JMP,”
said Thomas Wright, director of equities at JMP Securities. “He has
spent decades cultivating close relationships with the very
specialized group of institutional investors who buy and sell
convertible securities. Partnering with Chris Maher, who heads our
convertible sales and trading desk, Kevin will boost our brokerage
efforts and improve our distribution capabilities in underwritten
offerings.”
Prior to joining JMP Securities, Mr. Koenig was a managing
director in the equity-linked origination group at Piper Jaffray,
working in a capital markets capacity for eight years. He started
at Piper Jaffray in 2004 as a quantitative risk analyst on the
convertible sales and trading desk, where he concentrated on
valuation, modeling and credit analysis. He began his Wall Street
career at Citigroup Smith Barney. Mr. Koenig holds a BA in
economics with minors in math and physics from the University of
California, San Diego. He is a chartered financial analyst.
Prior to joining JMP Securities, Mr. McGuire was a managing
director at BTIG for five years, with oversight of West Coast fixed
income convertible sales. Mr. McGuire previously served in
convertible securities sales and trading roles at Piper Jaffray,
Jefferies, Robertson Stephens, Citigroup and Schroder Wertheim. He
started his career at Paine Webber as a proprietary options trader
in 1982. Mr. McGuire holds a BS in biology from The State
University of New York.
About JMP Group
JMP Group LLC is an investment banking and asset management firm
that provides investment banking, equity research, and sales and
trading services to corporate and institutional clients as well as
alternative asset management products and services to institutional
and high-net-worth investors. JMP Group conducts its investment
banking and research, sales and trading activities through JMP
Securities; its hedge fund and other investment activities though
Harvest Capital Strategies; the underwriting and management of
investments in senior secured debt through JMP Credit Advisors; and
the management of Harvest Capital Credit Corporation (NASDAQ:
HCAP), a business development company that finances small and
midsized businesses, through HCAP Advisors. For more information,
visit www.jmpg.com.
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