Greg Hefner Email & Phone Number

Head of Ratings Advisory - Americas Division

Sydney, NSW, AU

Global Head of Ratings AdvisoryDebt Capital Markets

New York, NY, US

As head of U.S. Relationship Managment, responsible for the development of all Moody's commercial relationships and the expansion of new business with current and prospective issuers of rated debt products. Manage four team leaders each with specific industry focus: Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Public Finance, and Structured Finance..

Allison Hefner Partners provides corporate finance advisory services, specifically, obtaining private capital (debt and equity). The firm is uniquely capable of combining capital placement with credit ratings advisory services directed at issuers with existing or proposed debt that is sensitive to or could benefit from an opinion by a nationally recognized.

San Francisco, California, US

Head-Ratings Advisory Group--Debt Capital MarketsPitched and sold the concept of establishing a ratings advisory function to this rapidly growing investment banking arm of what was then the nation’s fourth largest bank. Greatly enhanced Wachovia’s origination efforts and was directly responsible for considerably up-tiering Wachovia’s position in leveraged.

Managed the credit risk of a $70 billion bond portfolio. Implemented new KMV-based credit limits and alerts. Continually identified opportunistic situations managing exposure to sectors and issuers resulting in substantial reduction in credit losses.

New York, NY, US

Selected to create and build the first dedicated ratings advisory effort in Asia which helped to propel Morgan Stanley’s into the dominant market position for debt in the region. Subsequently created and established Morgan Stanley’s first ratings advisory effort devoted exclusively to Latin American clients which was highly instrumental in obtaining the.

Mba, Finance And International Business

B.S., Cum Laude, Finance And Marketing