BTIG Bolsters Aerospace & Defense Expertise with New Investment Banker Bruce Thomas

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG announced today that Bruce Thomas has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Industrials, Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking group. Based in BTIG’s New York office, Mr. Thomas will work closely with colleagues in Washington, DC to further strengthen the firm’s capabilities in this critical industry.

Mr. Thomas joins BTIG with more than fourteen years of experience advising public and private companies and private equity firms on a range of assignments including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic alternatives. Previously, he was a Director within the Industrials Investment Banking Group at Cowen & Co, with a focus on Aerospace & Defense. Prior to Cowen, Mr. Thomas was at The McLean Group, based in Washington, DC, where he advised clients in the defense, intelligence, homeland security and government services space.

“Bruce joins us at an exciting time,” said Anton LeRoy, CEO of BTIG. “Our growing Aerospace & Defense team offers comprehensive advisory services across a range of key areas, including aerospace, cybersecurity, government services and technology; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; defense communications and electronics; as well as manned and unmanned systems, to name several. We look forward to utilizing Bruce’s knowledge and experience as we deepen our offerings within the Aerospace & Defense sector.”

BTIG’s Investment Banking team engages with clients and institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings including IPOs and follow-on offerings, ATMs, SPACs, private placements and PIPEs, convertibles, debt and loans, buybacks, liquidity solutions, venture capital, and private equity transactions. BTIG’s Investment Banking expertise spans the consumer, energy, infrastructure and transportation, financial services, healthcare, industrials, aerospace and defense, real estate, technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Aftermarket services include trading, corporate access, as well as proprietary research and strategy products.

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