Cantor Hires Five MD Dealmakers to Handle Financial Institutions

Cantor Fitzgerald LP, the investment bank led until recently by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, hired five managing directors in a major expansion of its new financial institutions group.

The New York-based company, which formed the group in late 2024, is adding Alex Rolfe, Andrew Underwood, Bob Brown, Jorge Solares and Meirav Azoulay to the FIG team, according to a staff memo from Sage Kelly, co-chief executive officer and global head of investment banking. They’ll work with Seth Heaton, Chuck Thompson and Vishal Sitapara, who joined the group late last year alongside its leader, Chris ...