Imperial Capital hired Denji Yiu as a managing director of credit sales in New York, as the company continues its growth plans in credit sales and trading. Yiu is returning to the markets to join Imperial’s credit sales force after he ran high yield and distressed sales at GMP. Yiu will will help strategically align Imperial’s high yield and distressed sales professional efforts with the trading needs of its clients.

“We welcome Denji to the Imperial Capital team and know the depth of his product knowledge and experience will enhance our ability to provide value for our institutional clients,” Tim Sullivan, president of Imperial Capital, said. “We are uniquely positioned to hire credit leaders in a constricting employment market amidst current global markets uncertainty.”

Prior to joining Imperial Capital, Yiu spent 13 years with GMP (acquired by INTL FCStone), where he was co-head of high yield, running high yield and distressed sales and serving on the firm’s U.S. executive committee. Previously, Yiu worked in the special situations group at Goldman Sachs in London.

Imperial Capital is an investment bank offering a platform of services to institutional investors and middle market companies.