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JP Morgan grows EMEA prime brokerage team
JP Morgan has appointed Brian Besisi to its prime brokerage business as a managing director as it continues to expand its prime brokerage sales and marketing team for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Bisesi, who joins from Barclays Capital where he was head of EMEA sales for prime services, will lead the EMEA sales and marketing team and will report to Paul Brannan, head of prime brokerage for EMEA, and Neil Sherman, global head of prime brokerage sales.
According to JP Morgan, the growth of its prime brokerage business forms a key part of the investment bank’s overall strategic objectives.
The firm has also hired Stephane Marchand and Dominic Rieb-Smith, both formerly of Nomura’s Prime Services, as executive directors of the sales and marketing team. Both will report to Besisi.
Prior to the move, Marchand held roles at Lehman Brothers, UBS and Deutsche Bank while Rieb-Smith gained experience at Lehman and HSBC.
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Editor's view: 8 February 2012
Speculative moves, a perceived landgrab and a potential bidding war in the hedge fund sector have all opened up in recent weeks
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