Scotia Capital today announced that it has added to its Americas Infrastructure Advisory Group by creating a new advisory team to cover the U.S. and Latin America. The new team will be based out of New York.

Leading the team as managing director, Conor Kelly is well known in the infrastructure industry and comes with more than 18 years of experience in advisory and lending.

“Scotia Capital has built the Americas Infrastructure Advisory Group to tap into the significant growth prospects and global nature of this sector,” says Matt Giffen, managing director and head, infrastructure and global energy solutions, Scotia Capital. “Scotia Capital has identified infrastructure as a key growth sector and the addition of Conor Kelly with his vast experience and recognized leadership in this area will allow us to take strides into the U.S. and Latin American markets.”

In July, Scotia Capital announced the creation of the Canadian Infrastructure Advisory team based in Toronto, led by Bert Clark.