SMBC Capital Markets announced the appointment of Matthew Grinnell as Head of Global Sponsor Coverage as the firm continues to grow its Americas Division Corporate Investment Bank.

Based in New York, Grinnell will work across the Americas Division and coordinate with global partners to leverage all of SMBC’s capabilities to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions to the bank’s top sponsor clients.

“We are pleased to welcome Matt aboard as we strengthen our Global Sponsor Coverage team,” said Rich Eisenberg, Co-Head of Coverage and Capital Markets. ““This continues to be an exciting time of growth and opportunity at SMBC.”  

SMBC established the Global Sponsor Coverage team this year to focus on top sponsor relationships and enhance global connectivity and coordination. Grinnell will lead this team in the Americas with Warren Eckstein and Rob Pellegrini reporting to him.

Grinnell joins SMBC from Credit Suisse, where for nearly a decade he covered leading European sponsors in London and led coverage of large U.S. firms in New York. Prior to that, he built and led an EMEA financial sponsors coverage team at Barclays after serving as the Co-Head of European Financial Sponsors at Lehman Brothers.