Chatham was founded in 1991 by a single entrepreneur, Michael Bontrager. His vision to bring transparency and efficiency to the derivatives markets has grown Chatham from a 1-person carriage house office to five international offices. Today, serving as a virtual extension to many of our clients' finance teams, we manage over $350 billion in transactions annually.

We established our international footprint by opening of our London office in 2001. Since then, Chatham has opened three additional offices in Denver, Krakow, and Singapore.

Office Openings:

* 1991 - Chatham founded
* 2001 - London, UK
* 2004 - Denver, CO
* 2007 - Krakow, Poland
* 2008 - Singapore

Leveraging our expertise and reputation for excellence in interest rate and foreign currency hedging, Chatham has steadily expanded its services over the years. Our decision to expand the business is based on the needs of our clients and our capacity to deliver excellent work, not solely profitability or seizing a "hot" market. As an example, our defeasance business started through a request from a client who trusted our expertise and ability to add value. We turned one client's request into a full service offering by welcoming the opportunity to further serve that client and encouraging organic growth of the business. All strategic business decisions, whether for our clients or our people, are made with long-term relationships in mind.

We take great pride in our history recognizing that where we've come from is a part of who we are. We're proud of our simple beginnings and all the individuals that have contributed to growing Chatham into the business it is today. While we never want to forget where we've come from, we also recognize that we are creating tomorrow's history today.

"My goal was never to build a big company," said Mike Bontrager. "My goal was to serve clients in a way that our value/cost ratio was so strong such that over time our clients came to view us as part of their team. As others joined me in that vision and the demands on our clients increased, we expanded our capabilities and our reach to address the issues our clients faced."