KeyBanc Capital Markets appoints MD

KeyBanc Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Cleveland-based KeyCorp has appointed Brian Hunnicutt as managing director in the debt capital markets and corporate syndications group. He will be responsible for the structuring and origination of loans for clients in the power, utilities & renewables and oil & gas industry groups, as well as providing additional support for other industry groups as needed.

PRESS RELEASE

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., the corporate and investment banking arm of Cleveland-based KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), recently announced the appointment of Brian Hunnicutt as managing director in the Debt Capital Markets and Corporate Syndications Group. He will be responsible for the structuring and origination of loans for clients in the Power, Utilities & Renewables and Oil & Gas industry groups, as well as providing additional support for other industry groups as needed.

“Brian’s leadership and experience in the structuring and distribution of loans and high-yield bond finance further strengthens our platform,” said Beth Mikes, Managing Director, Corporate Syndications. “We are pleased that he has joined our team.”

Mr. Hunnicutt brings more than 20 years of experience in syndicated loans and high-yield markets. He joins KeyBanc Capital Markets from BNP Paribas, where he held multiple roles in his seven-year tenure, most recently as a part of the firm’s Loan & Syndications & Trading team. Prior to that, he spent nine years in the Syndicated & Leveraged Finance business at JPMorgan Chase, leading and arranging investment and non-investment grade loan and high-yield bond financings for the firm’s media, telecom, technology, consumer, diversified industries and financial sponsor coverage groups. He also worked in The Bank of New York’s syndicated finance business for more than 11 years.

Mr. Hunnicutt received his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MBA from Columbia Business School.

About KeyBanc Capital Markets:
KeyBanc Capital Markets provides deep industry expertise and capital markets and advisory solutions to companies in targeted verticals which include Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Industrial, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Technology and Utilities, Power & Renewables Industries. Its award winning Equity Research team provides coverage on more than 500 companies. KeyBanc Capital Markets is a trade name under which corporate and investment banking products and services of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC, and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank N.A.”) are marketed. Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and its licensed securities representatives, who may also be employees of KeyBank N.A. Banking products and services, are offered by KeyBank N.A.

About KeyCorp:
KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, Key had assets of approximately $90.6 billion at June 30, 2013.

Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses under the name KeyBank National Association. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.