NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mizuho
Americas today announced the expansion of its US equity platform,
hiring Mark McLain and Peter Heller as Managing Directors to focus on
equity trading across utilities and energy sectors. Based in
New York, they will report to
Eric Shenker, Managing Director and
Head of Equity Trading at Mizuho Americas.
"We continue to invest in our equity platform in order to meet
the growing needs of our clients," said Matt DeSalvo, Head of US Equities at Mizuho
Americas. "The addition of Mark and Peter demonstrates our
commitment to hiring senior traders with deep expertise."
In his role at Mizuho, Mark
McLain will focus on utilities and MLPs equity trading.
McLain previously served as Managing Director at Ladenburg Thalmann
& Co., where he headed power and energy trading on the
institutional desk and gained distinction as a top producing sales
trader at the firm.
Peter Heller joins Mizuho to head
up trading for the energy and industrial sectors. In his previous
role as Head of Trading at CRT/Sterne Agee, he oversaw all capital
commitment for the desk, with expertise across energy, utility,
industrial and materials sectors.
Mizuho's US equity platform continues to grow and gain traction,
with a collection of senior additions over the past year. Most
recently, Mizuho added two senior analysts to its equity research
team and announced senior hires on the event-driven stocks
team.
About Mizuho Americas
Mizuho Americas is a leading financial institution comprising
several legal entities, which together offer clients corporate and
investment banking, financing, securities, treasury services, asset
management, research and more. With professionals in offices
throughout the US, Canada,
Mexico, Brazil and Chile, Mizuho's operations in the Americas
connect a broad client base of major corporations, financial
institutions and public sector groups to local markets and a vast
global network. Learn more at mizuhoamericas.com
Mizuho Americas is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(NYSE: MFG). Mizuho Financial Group is one of the largest financial
institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and
strategic services including private banking and venture capital
through its subsidiaries. The group has over 900 offices and 56,000
employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas,
EMEA, and Asia. At the end of
2016, its total assets were $1.8
trillion. Learn more about Mizuho Financial Group at
mizuho-fg.co.jp/english.
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