Ramirez Taps Raymond James Vet to Open Boston Office

Samuel A. Ramirez & Co. announced yesterday it recently hired public finance veteran Mario Marsano to open a Boston office.

With experience as an investment banker, capital market specialist, and financial adviser, he joins the firm as a managing director.

Marsano comes from Raymond James & Associates Inc., where he had worked since opening the company's Boston office in 1995. Before that, Marsano worked at First Boston for 16 years.

Marsano officially opened the office for Ramirez & Co. on July 1. The firm also has offices in New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Palm Beach, Fla., San Antonio, and San Juan, Puerto Rico."Mario is a great addition to our team of outstanding professionals," president Samuel A. Ramirez said in a statement.

Ramirez & Co. has served as the senior manager on three issues so far this year with a par value of $205.6 million, according to Thomson Reuters. In 2007, it was senior manager on seven issues with a par value of $551.8 million.

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