Knight Capital Group Inc. has expanded its mortgage- and asset-backed securities capabilities in commercial real estate finance by hiring two managing directors in its Knight Libertas LLC unit.
Barry F. Funt previously spent nine years at Natixis Real Estate Capital where he helped build the CRE finance unit at that company, which was previously known as CDC/IXIS. He also previously was general counsel of Nomura Securities International's commercial real estate finance business.
Winston G. van Bultenen was the co-founder and managing director of Allegiance Investment Advisors LLC, a specialist in credit-based real estate lending.








