Career moves

George "Jay" Wheatley is the latest Citi banker to join Raymond James.

Detroit-based international law firm Miller Canfield has hired five public finance attorneys from Ice Miller. All five will join the firm's Chicago office.

Ila Afsharipour has joined Wells Fargo as managing director. He will oversee the firm's real estate, securitization, and affordable housing team.

Timothy McGregor has joined Chicago-based Riverbend Capital Advisors as managing partner. He will oversee the shaping and execution of investment strategies.

Infrastructure practice is a "strategic priority" for the firm, it said in announcing the hire of Elena Millerman.

Fischer was instrumental in the growth of Wilmington Trust's escrow and public finance businesses in the Northeast and the tender option bond and structured municipal businesses nationally.

David Skeel said he was proud about cutting Puerto Rico's debt and stabilizing the island's finances.

Louis English joined Janney Montgomery Scott as managing director and head of municipal sales in the fixed-income division, based out of the Chicago office.

Cabrera Capital Markets is among the firms that has capitalized on the exits of UBS and Citi from municipal bond underwriting to add senior bankers.

Texas Capital hired Steve Genyk, a former public finance head at UBS Financial Services, as a managing director to lead its new public finance business.

John Sheldon will fill the deputy treasurer position left vacant when Juan Fernandez retired.

Creedon has "tremendous capacity" as a banker, with experience in sectors outside of Janney's current business, such as tobacco securitization, and in geographical areas where the firm is seeking to grow, said Vivian Altman, Janney's head of public finance.

There is a town hall scheduled for Monday, according to a source.

In the wake of Citi's and UBS's exit from the municipal industry, other firms are seizing the opportunity to expand with new hires.

Tyson brings experiencer representing and working for local governments to Greenberg Traurig's Chicago public finance and infrastructure practice.

Teague, most recently an executive director of the municipal securities department at Morgan Stanley, will focus on surface transportation.

Steven Mahr moved to Chicago two years ago, and in March, he moved from Stifel to the city's finance department, where he's now happily tackling tough problems.

Along with UBS' departure from the negotiated underwriting space, various firms have hired talent from both firms to increase their primary and secondary market presence. Many hope for some positive effects in both competition and secondary market liquidity as a result.

The law firm revealed 2024 promotions.

It's a time of change, challenge and opportunity in the infrastructure and P3 space, Patrick Harder said.