Jefferies Group continues to expand the public finance underwriting business it bought from Depfa Bank last year, most recently adding Jim Magidson to its institutional sales group.
Barclays Wealth hired a managing director, Michael Burke, to manage its Washington office. Most recently, Burke was head of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown. [The Deal]
Stone & Youngberg beefed up its New York office with four senior hires. The San Francisco-based private investment bank is continuing to expand its Northeast operations. [Bondbuyer]
Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund appointed three portfolio managers. [Business Wire]
Emerging Capital Partners hired former World Bank executive Marie-France Mathes as managing director and head of investor relations for the Washington, D.C., private equity firm. [ECP Investments]