Raymond James Financial : adds banker Matt Palumbo to Mid-Atlantic Public Finance group

March 3, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James announced that Matt Palumbo has joined the firm's mid-Atlantic Public Finance group as a Richmond, Virginia-based vice president. Palumbo will primarily support the firm's national airport practice and will assist with the general government practice.

"Matt's experience and passion for finance is a great addition to our mid-Atlantic team as we continue to grow to serve our clients in new ways," said Ron Tillet, managing director and head of the mid-Atlantic Public Finance practice. "Having spent his entire career in Richmond, he knows the region very well and has a strong track record of success here."

Palumbo has 10 years of public finance experience across multiple sectors and joins Raymond James after eight years with BB&T. He graduated from the University of Denver with a bachelor's degree in business administration and holds a Master of Science in international finance from SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis, France.

Consistently ranked as a top ten underwriter of municipal bonds nationally, according to Thomson Reuters, Raymond James has one of the largest public finance practices in the country with more than 180 professionals in 27 locations nationwide. The firm offers municipal issuers a comprehensive distribution platform with 24 dedicated municipal securities sales professionals and the largest middle market sales force of any U.S. broker/dealer.