Birmingham, AL (August 13, 2008) William E. Laverty has joined the New York City office of Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. as Managing Director and Head of Municipal Sales, Trading and Underwriting.
Mr. Laverty brings 33 years of experience in all aspects of municipal sales, trading and underwriting to the Public Finance Group. Most recently a Managing Director and Manager of Underwriting at Bank of America, Mr. Laverty also brings additional experience and national contacts from his work at J.P. Morgan Securities, Merrill Lynch, Dillon Read, William E. Simon and Reinoso & Company. Mr. Laverty holds a B.A. degree from Villanova University and an M.B.A. from Boston College.
Sterne Agee’s Public Finance Group is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and maintains offices in New York City, Boston, Houston, San Antonio, Atlanta and Macon, Georgia. Sterne Agee has served as an underwriter on over 100 municipal financings throughout the country totaling $18.6 billion in par amount in the last 12 months.
Founded in 1901, Sterne Agee is one of the oldest and largest privately-owned brokerage firms in the country. A member of the New York Stock Exchange, Sterne Agee has headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, and offices in 23 states. For more information, visit www.sterneagee.com.
For more information contact:
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Leah McKinney
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Senior Vice President
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205.949.3564
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