Matt Baldassano joins Cowen
08 August 2016 New York
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Matt Baldassano has joined Cowen Group to establish a securities finance function.
Baldassano is based in New York and reports to Dan Charney, head of equities. His job title is managing director and head of securities finance.
He was previously co-head of global prime services and head of global securities finance at Jefferies.
Before that, Baldassano was the global co-head of securities lending and prime brokerage sales/trading at Lehman Brothers.
Charney commented: “Establishing a securities finance capability is a natural complement to Cowen’s prime services business, which was established last fall.”
“Matt Baldassano, a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience in securities finance, will be responsible for driving growth in high margin securities finance products. We look forward to Matt’s contributions to the organisation.”
Baldassano is based in New York and reports to Dan Charney, head of equities. His job title is managing director and head of securities finance.
He was previously co-head of global prime services and head of global securities finance at Jefferies.
Before that, Baldassano was the global co-head of securities lending and prime brokerage sales/trading at Lehman Brothers.
Charney commented: “Establishing a securities finance capability is a natural complement to Cowen’s prime services business, which was established last fall.”
“Matt Baldassano, a seasoned professional with more than 30 years of experience in securities finance, will be responsible for driving growth in high margin securities finance products. We look forward to Matt’s contributions to the organisation.”
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