Bruce Rideaux has over 15 years of experience within the financial services industry with a focus on public finance investment banking.  He has extensive knowledge of complex financial structures and products within debt and capital markets. 

Bruce joined Hilltop Securities in April 2022 and is responsible for business development as well as day-to-day operational and quantitative functions for public finance engagements.

He has been involved in more than $20 billion of financings for a variety of major issuers including general obligation, transportation, water and sewer, economic development agencies, multi-family housing, state infrastructure banks, and commercial paper programs, among others. He has worked extensively with issuers such as the Cities of Dallas, Atlanta, Memphis, as well as the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for their general fund and various enterprise fund credits.

Bruce specializes in the quantitative analysis and strategy for debt issues, with a focus on project financings and cash-flow restructurings. He has experience with derivative products including inverse floaters, swap-based structured yield curve notes, standard swaps and bond options. Bruce also focuses his efforts on various credit strategies to improve or maintain his clients’ rating standings. Prior to his work in public finance, Bruce served as a financial advisor for UBS, providing portfolio and risk management for institutional clients.  Bruce earned his BA in Mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin and his MBA in Corporate Finance and Strategy from Southern Methodist University.  He lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife Tania and his toddler Carter.