FirstSouthwest Welcomes Senior Vice President Ricardo Villaseñor to San Antonio Office

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FirstSouthwest has announced that investment banker Ricardo Villaseñor has joined the company’s public finance office in San Antonio as Senior Vice President, Underwriting/Financial Advisor.

Mr. Villaseñor brings more than 15 years of public finance experience to his new role with FirstSouthwest. He has worked with issuers throughout Texas on more than $3.0 billion of financial advisor/senior managed revenue, general obligation, unlimited tax, variable rate and taxable issues. He joins FirstSouthwest from Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC, where he served as Managing Director, Head of Public Finance.

“Ricardo’s depth of industry experience and solid relationships with municipalities and school districts across the state make him a perfect fit for FirstSouthwest,” said Jack Addams, Vice Chairman and Manager of Public Finance at FirstSouthwest. “We are proud to welcome him to our team and look forward to having him in our San Antonio office.”

Mr. Villaseñor is active in the San Antonio community. In 2007 he was appointed by the City of San Antonio Council to serve on the inaugural Municipal Golf Association Board to help manage the seven municipal golf facilities in the city. He also serves on the San Antonio Independent School District Foundation Board. Mr. Villaseñor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered representative of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He holds Series 7, Series 53 and Series 66 securities licenses.

About FirstSouthwest

FirstSouthwest is a Dallas-based diversified investment bank with 25 offices in 14 states and more than 390 employees, of which approximately 230 are securities representatives registered with FINRA. Renowned as one of the most respected public finance firms in the country, FirstSouthwest served as financial advisor on more bond and note transactions in the past 10 years than any other firm, ranking No. 1 nationally from 2004-2013. FirstSouthwest also ranks as the No. 1 financial advisory firm nationwide for 2014 based on number of issues, and No. 3 based on par amount. FirstSouthwest offers professional experience in asset management, continuing disclosure, capital markets, corporate finance and correspondent clearing among other ancillary services. Since its inception in 1946, FirstSouthwest has maintained prominence in the investment banking industry by adhering to its core values of integrity, dedication to hard work and steadfastly putting clients first. FirstSouthwest is part of the Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) family of companies. Find more information at FirstSW.com.

Source: Ipreo MuniAnalytics

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For FirstSouthwest
Carol Towne, 214-252-4142
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Source: FirstSouthwest

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