Creditflux Newsletter

Independent global markets and advisory firm StormHarbour Partners has continued its growth with the addition of a team from Fusion Advisory Partners to its US operations. StormHarbour notes that this marks one of the first clear examples of consolidation among new capital markets and advisory-focused financial services firms, a trend that is expected to accelerate.

Fusion, whose founders include Gregory Freer and Joseph McCann, provides buy- and sell-side financial institution clients with specialist fixed income advisory, asset evaluation and divestiture, credit risk management and research advisory services.

StormHarbour says Freer, McCann and the Fusion team will be integral in supporting the origination of new client business and enhancing the scope of its core business lines – sales and trading, structuring and advisory, capital markets.

The Fusion team brings experience in credit, alternative, structured finance and private equity markets, and has been actively involved in such industry trends as consolidation in the US CLO market and restructuring of credit default swap portfolios.