Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. to Boost Its Investment Banking Business

NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., which recently announced plans to add at least 200 people in 2012, is setting the stage for significantly upgrading its Investment Banking group.

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Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., said, "We are going to refocus and amplify our team.  This is an incredibly attractive time in the marketplace to upgrade our Investment Banking business by bringing aboard world-class banking professionals.  Current changes in market dynamics mean that highly skilled professionals are attracted to Cantor more than ever before.  It's a tremendous time to build an all-star banking team."

He added, "As a capital markets investment bank, Cantor Fitzgerald offers clients a full scope of underwriting, distribution, and capital raising capabilities that simply cannot be matched by the M&A advisory boutiques many bankers set up on leaving large investment banks.  Very few firms can bring together the capital markets expertise, broad platform and opportunity to attract world-class bankers that Cantor can. We expect a significant increase in headcount across Cantor Fitzgerald this quarter and throughout the rest of the year, and that Investment Banking will have a dramatically larger new complement of tremendously talented bankers this year."

Steven L. Kantor, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Investment Banking, stated, "We are moving our banking practice up-market.  The marketplace is ripe for talent acquisition and the timing has never been better to add substantial numbers of enormously capable professionals.  We intend to become bigger and better."

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Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

SOURCE Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.