Strategic Expansion of Team Supports Current Demand and Growth Trajectory in the Region
Denver, Colorado – D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that its Fixed Income Capital Markets Group has hired veteran transaction expert Lisa May to serve as Head of Municipal Underwriting. She will be based in the firm’s Denver, Colorado office. May brings over twenty years of experience in public finance and previously served as a Director at Stifel Nicholas & Co., and Head of Underwriting & Syndication at George K. Baum & Company. She has extensive experience leading tax-exempt and taxable transactions in the higher education, single and multi-family housing, water/sewer, charter school, land development and general municipality sectors.
“We are already seeing the positive impacts with Lisa’s passion, expertise, and focus to enhance our services for D.A. Davidson clients and our banking teams,” said Marc Dispense, President of Fixed Income Capital Markets.
“I am excited to join the diverse and innovative team at D.A. Davidson and to make meaningful connections between our issuer and investor clients,” said Ms. May.
D.A. Davidson & Co.’s Fixed Income Capital Markets group is a national leader in raising capital through fixed income banking, distribution and depository strategy. With 33 locations in 20 states, the group is consistently ranked among the top firms in the country. The fixed income team serves new issue clients in public finance and taxable debt issuance, and maintains a diverse sales and trading group interacting with taxable and tax-exempt investors including banks, credit unions, insurance companies, bond funds, money managers and trust companies.
About D.A. Davidson Companies
D.A. Davidson Companies is an employee-owned financial services firm offering a range of financial services and advice to individuals, corporations, institutions and municipalities nationwide. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Montana, with corporate offices in Denver, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle, the company has approximately 1,600 employees and offices in 30 states.
Subsidiaries include: D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, providing wealth management, investment banking, equity and fixed income capital markets services, and advice; Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional asset management firm; D.A. Davidson Trust Company, a trust and wealth management company; and Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing fixed income portfolio and advisory services. For more information, visit dadavidson.com.