Nicol Malas

Managing Director, Public Finance

Nic Malas joined Bancroft in May 2023 to expand the firm’s public finance and investment banking capabilities, especially in the transportation sector. A longtime investment banker with nearly three decades of experience – primarily at UBS, Siebert, and Jefferies – Nic has lead-managed over $21 billion in tax-exempt and taxable transportation finance and project finance transactions, including the development of the entire capital stack and negotiating with project sponsors.

Nic’s relevant senior managed clients include Los Angeles World Airports, Massport, Port of Los Angelese, DFW, Chicago O’Hare, SFO, New York MTA, and Pennsylvania Turnpike, among others.  Most recently, Nic was the head of public finance at American Veterans Group, where he gained tremendous knowledge of the veteran business space, further enhancing the value he can provide to issuers across the country. Nic has a B.S. from Northwestern University and a Masters of Public Administration from Columbia University. He holds the Series 7, 52, 53, 63 and 79 licenses from FINRA.