Vivian Altman, Paul Creedon, among former Janney employees joining Huntington Securities
Donna Alberico and Rohanna Mertens
Janney Montgomery Scott’s former head of public finance, Vivian Altman, and former head of national infrastructure, Paul Creedon, are among 16 employees who have joined Huntington Securities’ public finance team, a Huntington spokesperson said.
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The moves come as Huntington Securities and Capstone Partners, both subsidiaries of Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares Inc., closed the acquisition of three business units from Janney’s capital markets division that was first reported in November.
With the deal’s completion,
The acquisition expands Huntington’s existing capital markets capabilities and products, including a larger fixed income sales and trading customer base and new coverage and capabilities in public finance. It also bolsters Huntington’s presence in multiple major cities, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and Atlanta, the firm said Tuesday in a release.
As part of the deal, nearly 140 Janney employees have joined Huntington or Capstone across the three units. On the public finance side, both Altman and Creedon, along with former Janney managing director Kirwan Elliott, will serve as managing directors at Huntington Securities.
“It’s a significant expansion,” Samantha Costanzo, Huntington’s head of public finance, told The Bond Buyer about the Huntington-Janney deal in mid-December.
“There are industry veterans that are part of the Janney team, some of whom I’ve worked with over the years,” she said. “I know many of the players on the Janney side, so it was a relatively easy decision for us.”
“This transaction reflects our commitment to growing Huntington’s capital markets capabilities,” said Matt Milcetich, executive managing director of Huntington Capital Markets, in a statement. “There is a strong cultural fit between the teams, and we are excited about the opportunity to come together and deliver more capabilities to our clients going forward. We look forward to integrating quickly and maintaining our momentum into the year ahead.”
Outside of the acquisition, Huntington has hired James Castiglioni, formerly of Citi, as head of financial structuring starting in January, a Huntington spokesperson said.
The firm currently has 10 offices, and with the acquisition will add two more, one in Philadelphia and one in Boston, the spokesperson said.
Like Janney, Huntington was on a hiring spree last year. The firm hired eight employees since March 2024, including Costanzo, a former Citi banker.
Janney and Huntington were always neck-and-neck among the top underwriters in the muni market.
Janney ranked 27th in 2025, underwriting $2.532 billion in par value across 108 deals. Huntington ranked 28th last year, accounting for $2.413 in 136 transactions.
In 2024, both firms performed similarly. Huntington ranked 26th in 2024, underwriting $2.067 billion across 90 deals, while Janney ranked 29th, with $1.809 billion in par across 90 transactions.
Caitlin Devitt contributed to this article.
