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BTIG Expands its Mortgage and Real Estate Franchise

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTIG announced today that Doug Harter has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Mortgage and Specialty Finance Analyst within BTIG’s Research and Strategy team.

Most recently, Mr. Harter was an Executive Director covering the Mortgage Finance and Business Development sectors at UBS. Previously, he spent over 20 years at Credit Suisse also covering Mortgage Finance and BDCs.

BTIG also announced that Eric Hagen, currently a Managing Director, will transition from BTIG’s Research team to a new role as Real Estate Sales Specialist within the firm’s Franchise Sales group. In this capacity, Mr. Hagen will work closely with the Research and Strategy team to expand distribution, deepen investor engagement and support corporate access initiatives across the sector, further strengthening BTIG’s real estate franchise.

“We are excited to welcome Doug to BTIG,” said Chris Rollins, BTIG’s Co-Head of Securities. “Doug brings more than two decades of dedicated experience across mortgage and specialty finance, along with deep industry knowledge and relationships that will enhance our coverage and broaden the insights we deliver to clients. Equally, we look forward to Eric’s new role in specialty sales where he can leverage his research experience as well as his deep understanding across the capital structure to help drive positive outcomes for our clients.”

BTIG’s Research and Strategy team specializes in the consumer, energy and infrastructure, financials, healthcare, industrials, real estate and technology, media and telecommunication (TMT) sectors. Through an experienced team of more than 30 senior analysts and strategists, BTIG generates micro and macro strategy and insights on more than 500 companies under coverage. For access to BTIG insights, visit www.btigresearch.com.

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 20 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. The firm’s core capabilities include global execution, portfolio, electronic and outsource trading, transition management, investment banking, prime brokerage, capital introduction, corporate access, research and strategy, commission management and more.

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443.668.2055
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Contacts

Media Contacts:

Jill Gordon
443.668.2055
jgordon@prosek.com

Vanessa Siderow
212.738.6148
vsiderow@btig.com

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