Jefferies, a global securities and investment banking group, has hired eight professionals to its investment bank’s Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities (MBS/ABS) Group, part of the Fixed Income Division at Jefferies.
Reportedly Steven Hulett and Craig Tipping join as managing director and co-head of Jefferies’ European MBS/ABS Group. Marc Allison, Marion Guilbert, Dennis Hollands, Jason O’Brien and Edward Tunstall join as senior vice presidents for MBS/ABS Sales. Whereas Hitoshi Masumizu joins as a managing director and head of Jefferies’ Asia MBS/ABS Group.
In a joint statement, Johan Eveland and William Jennings II, co-heads of the Global MBS/ABS Group at Jefferies, said: Steven and Craig’s history of excellence and client relationships as well as their team of strategic hires give Jefferies the strong foundation to continue the global expansion of our MBS/ABS platform into Europe and Asia. Hitoshi’s 15 years of experience and leadership as well as his hand-picked team will provide Jefferies with experience and longstanding relationships in our Asian offices. We are very pleased to attract these seasoned professionals to lead our effort overseas.
David Weaver, president and Tim Cronin, global head of Jefferies’ Fixed Income Division, said: We are delighted to welcome these outstanding professionals to Jefferies’ MBS/ABS effort. Their experience and strong relationships will make an immediate contribution to the firm’s global sales and trading platform in these key markets.
