BMO Capital names Dirk Leasure to bolster financial sponsors group

By Marisa Wong

Milwaukee, Nov. 3 - BMO Capital Markets has appointed Dirk Leasure as head of its financial sponsors group, according to a news release.

Based in New York, Leasure will lead a team of investment bankers in New York and Chicago specializing U.S. private equity firms.

Dominic Petito, co-head of U.S. investment and corporate banking, said that financial sponsors are becoming an increasingly important client group.

"[Leasure] has significant experience working with financial sponsors and [BMO looks] forward to his leadership and direction to capitalize on the opportunities before [the company]," said David Casper, co-head of U.S. investment and corporate banking, in the release.

BMO said it anticipates a substantial increase in private equity activity into 2010.

"BMO is exceptionally well-positioned to benefit from the increase in sponsor activity, which we are already seeing. Consequently, we are excited about the opportunity and believe that adding additional focus and people to this effort will produce substantial rewards," said Leasure.

Before joining BMO in 2002, Leasure spent eight years at Goldman Sachs working with financial sponsors in their leveraged finance group. Leasure is a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

BMO Capital Markets is a financial services provider based in Toronto.

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