Credit Agricole CIB, R. Seelaus & Co., and Siebert Williams Shank Join DirectBooks

NEW YORK and LONDON, March 2, 2023

NEW YORK and LONDON, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DirectBooks announced today that Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, R. Seelaus & Co. (Seelaus) and Siebert Williams Shank have joined the platform. The recent additions increase the total number of underwriters live on DirectBooks to 28.

Credit Agricole CIB offers a global syndicate presence with operations in New York, London and Paris, and further strengthens the global reach of the DirectBooks underwriting community. The addition of Seelaus and Siebert Williams represents an expansion of diversity firms joining as underwriters. As part of its mission, DirectBooks focuses on shared goals with the communities we serve, which includes a commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in financial services. 

Earlier this year, DirectBooks celebrated another milestone by surpassing 325 institutional investors in our user community. Throughout 2023, DirectBooks will complete Sovereigns, Supranationals and Agencies (SSAs) and Emerging Markets rollouts, and will launch High Yield issuances.

"DirectBooks welcomes Credit Agricole CIB, Seelaus and Siebert Williams as we continue to fulfill our goal of broadening our global community of underwriters," said DirectBooks CEO, Rich Kerschner. "Through expansion and diversification, we continue to align to our community's mandate of optimizing global financing markets."

"Credit Agricole CIB is excited to partner with DirectBooks as they transform the primary issuance experience," said Nicholas Leopardi, Head of U.S. Debt Syndicate. "By centralizing deal information and streamlining the process, we feel both issuers and investors will benefit from the efficiency."