Capitolis Onboards James Reilly as Head of Equity and TRS Funding

Innovative Fintech Capitolis recently announced that it has appointed James Reilly as its Head of Equity and Total Return Swaps (TRS) Funding Solutions.

In his new role, James will be responsible for the development and execution of a suite of equity financing products. These products are expected to enable financial institutions to finance and structure new portfolios of positions, as well as address their balance sheet needs and risk exposures.

As seen on his Linkedin profile, James joins Capitolis from State Street, where he previous served as Senior Managing Director. Before this role, James was Global Head of Macro Sales and Trading at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he spent for more than 3 years. Over the course of his career, James also worked at Morgan Stanley.

Commenting on this new appointment, Gil Mandelzis, CEO and founder of Capitolis, said:“James boasts exceptional expertise within the capital markets and FinTech landscapes. He has been a transformational and innovative leader in the industry for the last two decades, and we are thrilled to have him join our team. He will be instrumental in helping us industrialize our offering and reach more financial institutions with our structured financing technology solutions, in our mission to create a fairer, safer, and healthier marketplace for all participants.”

As Fazzaco reported earlier, Capitolis announced its partnership with Refinitiv​ to offer Capitolis' next-generation suite of optimization products through Refinitiv's Trade Notification platform.