Incapital LLC, a leading underwriter and distributor of fixed income securities, today announced that Tom O’Neill has joined the firm as Vice Chairman of Incapital in the Capital Markets Team. He reports jointly to John DesPrez, Chief Executive Officer, and Chris O’Connor, Managing Director of Incapital’s Fixed Income division.

Prior to joining Incapital, Mr. O’Neil served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Kimberlite Group LLC, which he co-founded in 2013. He previously served as Chairman of the holding company of First Allied, a U.S. broker-dealer and Chairman of Ranieri Partners Financial Services Group, where he assisted in acquiring and running money management businesses.

Most notably, he spent 22 years at Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP, a leading investment bank that he co-founded in 1988.

David Connelly, Sean McKenna, Paul Steinborn join Capital Markets Team

Incapital also announced that David Connelly, Sean McKenna and Paul Steinborn have joined the firm’s Capital Markets Team. More specifically, Mr. Connelly joins as Managing Director and Co-Manager of Capital Markets, where Messrs. McKenna and Steinborn join as Managing Director and Senior Vice President, respectively. All three members report to Chris O’Connor and their appointments are effective immediately.

A 28-year fixed income Wall Street veteran, Mr. Connelly previously worked with Mr. O’Neill at Kimberlite, where he served as President and Managing Director, responsible for specialty finance and structured products. Previously, he was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. where he managed the institutional fixed income desk in Chicago for 25 years.

With over 20 years' experience as a lawyer, banker and hedge fund manager, Mr. McKenna most recently served as Co-Founder of Great Curve Merchant Partners, a merchant banking firm focused on investments in financial institutions and fintech. Previously, he was a partner at C12 Capital and a banker at Barclays as a senior member of the bank's legacy and proprietary mortgage and credit trading desk.

Mr. Steinborn, a seasoned private equity and hedge fund investment professional with over 10 years’ experience in banking, investment management, direct lending, private equity and venture capital strategies, most recently served as a Managing Director at Great Curve Merchant Partners. Previously, he was a senior investment professional in the corporate credit group at Guggenheim Partners, where he covered the financial services, real estate and automotive sectors.

“Tom is an investment banking industry pioneer with over three decades of unmatched experience serving the needs of banks and other financial institutions,” said Chris O’Connor, Managing Director of Fixed Income at Incapital. “His depth of knowledge and his insight into the complexities of the marketplace will be invaluable to our expanding Capital Markets Team. His addition, along with the addition of David, Sean and Paul, furthers our objective to grow our business by bolstering our capabilities to help our clients prepare for and navigate any challenges they face in a rapidly changing global marketplace.”

Messrs. O’Neill, McKenna and Steinborn are based out of the firm’s New York office, while Mr. Connelly is based in Chicago.

About Incapital LLC

Incapital was founded in 1999 and today is a leading underwriter and distributor of securities to more than 800 broker-dealers, institutions, asset managers, RIAs and banks. The firm represents more than 300 issuing entities and has underwritten more than $430 billion in securities. Since expanding the capital markets product base in 2012 to include preferred stock, Incapital has participated in the underwriting of nearly $36 billion in corporate debt and preferred stock. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, IL and has principal offices in Boca Raton, FL and New York, NY. Further information is available at www.incapital.com.