BTIG recently introduced its Fixed Income Business in the Latin American and EMEA regions. The expansion will include the appointment of Stuart Kasdin and Pablo Melasecca as Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Latin America and EMEA Credit Emerging Markets.
“We are excited to have Stuart, Pablo and Matthew join as we continue to broaden the BTIG Global Credit footprint," Michael Carley Sr., Co-Head of Fixed Income Credit at BTIG, said. "They are proven professionals with superlative client relationships, product knowledge and experience. We look forward to working with them as they broaden our credit solutions and reach into Latin America and EMEA."
Under their new roles, Kasdin and Melasecca will oversee a group of American and European teams of salespeople and traders who specialize in EM Sovereign and corporate Credit. The experts will also strengthen existing relationships to further develop BTIG’s EM debt footprint and its client offerings.
Before accepting his role at BTID, Kasdin served a 15-year tenure as Vice President of Emerging Markets Sales at Goldman Sachs. Kasdin also contributed to ABN AMRO Incorporated and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein., while Melasecca most recently served a six-year tenure as an Executive Director in Emerging Markets Sales at Morgan Stanley.
Matthew Stapen has also been appointed as a Managing Director and is set to serve as Head of Latin America and EMEA Emerging Markets Sales. Before joining the company, Stapen served as an EM sales Executive Director for Mizuho Securities, an EM Managing Director with Stifel and a Senior Vice President role at Hapoalim Securities, among other roles. Stapen will focus on leveraging US, European and Latin American client bases.
BTIG’s global fixed income credit platform offers sales, trading, sourcing and strategy services to aid issues related to credit products, bonds, leveraged loans, trade claims, and reorg., among others.
“BTIG continues to hire well-respected industry leaders across the credit spectrum,” Anton LeRoy, President of BTIG, said. “We are committed to strategically growing our offering in Latin America and EMEA as we continue to accommodate the needs of our clients across the global marketplace.”