CLSA Americas Announces the Addition of Senior Media and Entertainment Analyst

- Announce three additional hires in Institutional Equities as part of US growth strategy -

NEW YORK--()--CLSA Americas, the North American affiliate of leading Hong Kong based research and advisory firm CLSA, announced today that Vasily Karasyov has joined the firm as a Managing Director and senior research analyst, covering the media and entertainment industry. He will be based in New York.

"We are delighted to add Vasily Karasyov to our equity research team," said Michael Lean, Head of CLSA Equity Research, Americas. "Vasily’s experience within the industry and depth of industry relationships offers a differentiated perspective to our clients that strengthens and expands our product offering.”

Mr. Karasyov joins CLSA Americas from Sterne Agee, where he led media & entertainment research. Prior to joining Sterne Agee, he was at Susquehanna Financial and at JP Morgan, also covering media and entertainment as part of a top ranked team. He began his career in the media industry at Sony Pictures Entertainment where he focused on M&A and business development. Mr. Karasyov has an MBA from INSEAD (the European Institute of Business Administration) and his BA/BS from the Nizhny Novgorod Linguistic Institute in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

The Company also announced the hiring of Jay Levy, Managing Director, as Head of Product Management, as well as Simon Lapierre, Director and Robert Gabriele, Director, both in Institutional Equity Sales. Mr. Levy joins from Montclair Global Investors, where he managed a Global Consumer portfolio, and will be based in New York. Mr. Gabriele, also based in New York, joins CLSA from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was a technology sector specialist in Institutional Equity Sales. Mr. Lapierre, based in Canada, joins from HR Strategies and brings over 20 years of experience in the institutional fund management industry.

Rick Gould, CEO of CLSA Americas, commented, “We are delighted to have Vasily, Jay, Rob and Simon join our team. Vasily is an outstanding hire for us on the research side and we are excited to offer our institutional clients his valuable insights on the media and entertainment sector. Jay, Rob and Simon are significant hires as we continue to expand our sales and trading capabilities both in the US and in Canada.”

Gould added, “These additions, along with others we will be announcing in the near-term, clearly underscore the commitment to our stated strategy of expanding our footprint in North America.”

About CLSA Americas, LLC

CLSA Americas is the North American affiliate of CLSA, Asia’s leading and longest-running independent brokerage and investment group. CLSA provides equity trading and execution services, corporate finance and asset management services to global corporate and institutional clients. CLSA established a US representative office in New York in 1986 to serve US fund managers investing into Asia and has the largest dedicated Asia-markets sales desk in North America. In 2009, CLSA initiated coverage on US equities and today has a staff of more than 165 located in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and San Francisco. For more information please visit www.clsa.com.

Contacts

Media Contact for CLSA Americas:
Kent Place Communications
Melissa Sheer, 917-690-2199
melissa@kentplacellc.com

Release Summary

CLSA Americas Announces the Addition of Senior Media and Entertainment Analyst - Announce three additional hires in Institutional Equities as part of US growth strategy -

Contacts

Media Contact for CLSA Americas:
Kent Place Communications
Melissa Sheer, 917-690-2199
melissa@kentplacellc.com