Bio

Bard Cook is a Managing Director and is Head of Debt Markets and Advisory at JMP Securities. Bard has 30 years of experience assisting corporate issuers in accessing the capital markets for a wide range of debt instruments including public/Rule 144A investment grade and high yield bonds, hybrid capital securities, private senior and subordinated notes, institutional leveraged loans, syndicated and club lending facilities and asset backed securities. Before joining JMP in 2009, Bard was a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, where he established its U.S. corporate debt business and during his tenure was responsible for the firm’s high yield, private placement and investment grade debt capital markets groups. Prior to joining RBC, Bard ran Mellon Bank’s placement division and held several positions in corporate banking. Bard holds a BA from Yale University.