Westlake Securities recruited Allegiance Capital veterans Terry Fick and Brad Purifoy to launch a new Dallas office. The pair are joining the firm as partners and managing directors.

The new office expands Westlake's coverage to North Texas. The firm already has a stronghold in the Southern half of the state in Austin and Houston.

According to a statement, Fick and Purifoy will be counted on to spearhead new business development in the region, facilitating both M&A and capital formation mandates.

Fick is making the move after just two years at Allegiance. Before that, he spent two decades at Corporate Finance Associates, where he served as chairman of the firm.

Purifoy, meanwhile, also arrives with Corporate Finance Associates and Allegiance Capital DNA. Before that, he put in stints at Burlington Northern Railroad, where he served as the director of finance, and accounting firms KPMG and Deloitte and Touche.

Earlier this month, the firm announced the promotions of Cory Allen and Brad Alexander to the post of managing director.