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BTIG Launches Tactical Hedge Fund Group With Key Hires

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG announced today the launch of the Tactical Hedge Fund Group with key hires Bella Brandon, CFA and Zoe Henderson. Ms. Brandon and Ms. Henderson both join the team as Managing Directors and will be based in the London office.

“We are excited to welcome Bella and Zoe to the firm,” said Luke Hodges, BTIG Limited’s Chief Executive Officer. “The addition of Bella and Zoe, along with the launch of our newly formed Tactical Hedge Fund Group, speaks to BTIG’s commitment to this increasingly important segment of the marketplace. The team will be producing differentiated content and continue to provide high-touch, multi-asset coverage for our hedge fund clients.”

Ms. Brandon brings over 10 years of industry expertise to the firm. Most recently, she was Managing Director and Co-Head Dynamics Team at Panmure Gordon where she was responsible for building out their Pan-European and US Content, Trading & Sales Trading effort. Prior to that, Ms. Brandon was at Olivetree Financial Group, an Equities Agency-Broker with a Special Situations focus. Ms. Brandon received an undergraduate degree in History and Politics from Durham University and earned a Master’s in Management from London Business School.

Ms. Henderson bring over 20 years of Pan European Equity Sales trading experience to the firm. Most recently, she was Managing Director and Co-Head Dynamics Team at Panmure Gordon where she was responsible for building out their Pan-European and US Content, Trading & Sales Trading effort. Prior to that, Ms. Henderson was a Managing Director, Co-Head European Sales Trading at Olivetree Financial Group. She received an MA (Hons) in Jurisprudence from Keble College, University of Oxford.

BTIG’s European-based equity sales and trading professionals and counterparts in the US, Asia and Australia, offer clients access to more than 50 developed, emerging and frontier market centers worldwide. Through a European headquarters in London and regional sales offices in Sweden and Norway, the firm provides diverse capabilities, delivered through a high-touch client service model, identifying liquidity solutions and executing trades and transactions for institutional and corporate clients.

About BTIG

BTIG is a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services. With an extensive global footprint and more than 750 employees, BTIG, LLC and its affiliates operate out of 23 cities throughout the U.S., and in Europe, Asia and Australia. BTIG offers execution, expertise and insights for equities, equity derivatives, ETFs and fixed income, currency and commodities (futures, commodities, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, and convertible and preferred securities). The firm’s core capabilities include global execution, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

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Contacts

Media: Amalia Lytle
646.818.9271
alytle@prosek.com

Vanessa Siderow
212.738.6148
vsiderow@btig.com

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Contacts

Media: Amalia Lytle
646.818.9271
alytle@prosek.com

Vanessa Siderow
212.738.6148
vsiderow@btig.com

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