BTIG Fixed Income Credit Adds Peter Mullahey and Robert Williams to Strengthen Investment Grade Product

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG announced today that Peter Mullahey and Robert Williams have joined the firm’s Fixed Income Credit unit as Managing Directors and senior investment grade sales and trading specialists. BTIG continues to expand its Fixed Income Credit platform, and now employs more than 40 experienced credit professionals in the U.S. and London.

BTIG’s Investment Grade professionals specialize in secondary trading for the firm’s global client base. Mr. Mullahey will focus on investment grade sales and business development, while Mr. Williams will serve in a hybrid investment grade sales and trading role. They join Richard Roche, a Managing Director within BTIG’s Fixed Income Credit division, who the firm hired earlier this year to build out the investment grade product offering. In their new roles with the firm, Mr. Mullahey and Mr. Williams will report into Darren Haines and Michael Carley, Sr., Co-Heads of Fixed Income Credit, at BTIG.

“We are pleased to welcome Peter and Robert to BTIG,” commented Anton LeRoy, President of BTIG. “They are accomplished professionals with demonstrated expertise across sectors and maturities within the investment grade space. Peter and Robert are part of our continued investment in our credit sales and trading team, and we are confident that they will make an immediate impact on our ability to service clients and deliver valuable market commentary.”

Mr. Mullahey has more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side industry experience across trading, as well as portfolio and product management. Prior to BTIG, he was Managing Director within Institutional Fixed Income at Seaport Global Holdings. Previously, Mr. Mullahey was a Senior Vice President within Investment Product Development at Imperial Capital and a Vice President and Investment Manager within Principal Trading at JPMorgan Chase. Earlier in his career, he was Head of North America Corporate Bonds and a Senior Portfolio Manager at GIC Asset Management.

Mr. Williams has nearly 25 years of investment grade corporate bond trading, distribution and debt capital markets experience. Prior to BTIG, he was a Senior Vice President within Credit Trading at FHN Financial. Previously, Mr. Williams was an Executive Director within Investment Grade Credit Trading at Nomura Securities, and a Director within Investment Grade Credit Trading at RBC Capital Markets. Earlier in his career, he was a Director and Senior Vice President within Investment Grade Credit Trading at RBS Securities, and an Executive Director within Investment Grade Corporate Bond Trading, specializing in financials at Mizuho Securities USA. Mr. Williams was also a Managing Director within Investment Grade Credit Trading at Bear Stearns and a Vice President within Investment Grade Credit Sales at HSBC Securities.

“Peter and Robert are excellent additions to our Investment Grade unit,” noted Mr. Carley, Sr. “They both understand the market and are seasoned professionals with records of success for supporting the needs of clients. Following the momentum of the last year, largely driven by the expansion of our platform across sales, trading, sourcing and strategy, we believe they will be vital to our continued growth.”

BTIG continues to hire professionals for the firm’s credit desk in the U.S., and its European affiliate BTIG Limited in London. The firm’s global fixed income credit platform focuses on sales, trading, sourcing and strategy for a diverse range of products including bonds, leveraged loans, trade claims, reorg. equity, special situations, investment grade and high-yield, distressed, convertible and private securities.

About BTIG

BTIG is a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services. With an extensive global footprint and more than 700 employees, BTIG, LLC and its affiliates operate out of 19 cities throughout the U.S., and in Europe, Asia and Australia. BTIG offers execution, expertise and insights for equities, equity derivatives, ETFs and fixed income, currency and commodities (futures, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities). The firm’s core capabilities include global execution, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more. To learn more about BTIG, visit www.btig.com.

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