Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Strengthens Equity Sales Team With Senior Hire
NEW YORK and LONDON, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald Europe ("CFE"), a leading global financial services firm, today announced the appointment of Caspar Shand Kydd as Director of Institutional Equity Sales, focusing on generalist small and mid-cap sales. Mr. Shand Kydd will report to Mark Westcott, Head of Equity Sales at CFE.
Gordon Neilly, Co-Chief Executive Officer of CFE, commented, "I would like to welcome Caspar to the Equity Sales team. He brings with him a wealth of experience and joins at a time when we are significantly expanding our distribution platform and depth of research in Europe. We plan to aggressively grow our franchise in Europe, and look forward to leveraging the breadth of relationships and depth of knowledge Caspar brings to the team."
"We are pleased to welcome Caspar to Cantor to help accelerate the growth of our Institutional Equity team. The addition of experienced professionals like Caspar underscores our ability to attract seasoned talent that share our commitment to providing clients with market-leading insight and expertise. We pride ourselves in our ability to provide clients with actionable ideas and thought provoking research, and expect him to enhance Cantor's expertise and reach in the European market," added Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Mr. Shand Kydd was Managing Director at Amrbain Partners, where he worked on a number deals covering Mining, Oil & Gas and Clean Tech. Prior to this, he was Managing Director at Jefferies, where he was responsible for helping to build the firm's UK broking presence in core banking sectors. Mr. Shand Kydd has also held senior roles at DrKW, Credit Suisse First Boston and Kleinwort Benson. Mr. Shand Kydd holds a B.Sc. in Biology and Biological Sciences from Edinburgh University.
Headquartered in London, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is an integrated mid-market investment bank offering clients corporate finance and corporate broking services, together with institutional cash equities, fixed income, equity derivatives and foreign exchange products. CFE advises some 70 corporate clients and makes markets in over 700 companies and investment trusts. CFE is 100% owned by US-based Cantor Fitzgerald.
About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald's 1,600 employees serve clients through 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe ("CFE") is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, reference number 149380, and a member of the London Stock Exchange. CFE's registered office is One Churchill Place, London E14 5RB.
Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn P. Matthews and Cantor Fitzgerald Europe.
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