BTIG has appointed fixed income credit sales and trading specialist Anthony Mannello as a Managing Director in the firm’s Fixed Income Credit unit.
BTIG has appointed fixed income credit sales and trading specialist Anthony Mannello as a Managing Director in the firm’s Fixed Income Credit unit.
At BTIG, Mannello will focus on distressed credit, leveraged loans and special situations, and will be based out of the firm’s New York office, reporting into Darren Haines, Managing Director and Co-Head of Fixed Income Credit, at BTIG.
“Tony will be a strong addition to our team, and we look forward to him enhancing our credit platform,” says Haines. “Given his experience building client relationships, we expect him to help us grow and scale as he solidifies new business for the firm.”
Prior to BTIG, he was a High-Yield and Loan Sales Specialist at FTN Financial. Previously, Mannello worked at Stifel Nicolaus within Fixed Income Sales, and at Gleacher & Company in Investment Grade Trading and Sales. Earlier in his career, he was an Equity Specialist at Goldman Sachs. Mannello began his career at Spear, Leeds and Kellogg.
“We are pleased to welcome Tony to BTIG,” says Anton LeRoy, President of BTIG. “As an accomplished sales trader with over two decades of experience, we anticipate that he will have a significant impact on our business development efforts across the credit spectrum.”
BTIG continues to hire seasoned professionals for its credit desks in the US and for 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 and high-yield, distressed, convertible and private securities.
