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ThinkEquity announces new senior hires in sales and sales trading
SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK, 17 November, 2010 — ThinkEquity LLC — A Panmure Gordon Company, a leading investment banking boutique focused on growth companies and their investors, today announces new senior hires to further enhance its distribution capacity.
Manolo Teijelo joins ThinkEquity as a director in the firm's institutional sales group, covering the firm's Mid- Atlantic accounts. His brings 25 years of experience in both bulge bracket and boutique firms and joins the firm from Wonderlich Securities and prior to that FTN, J.P. Morgan and Lehman Brothers.
Peter Spadaccini joins ThinkEquity as a managing director in the sales trading group. Peter brings many years of experience and deep relationships with him to our New York sales trading desk. He joins from BMO Capital and previously at ING and Deutsche Bank.
Shawn Diamond joins ThinkEquity as a director in the sales trading group. Shawn brings 10 years experience to the team and excellent contacts across Wall Street. He joins from Ticonderoga Securities and previously Kepler Capital Markets and MF Global.
Commenting on the hires, executive vice president of ThinkEquity, Deepak Raj, said: "ThinkEquity continues to expand and further enhance its distribution capacity. Manolo, Peter and Shawn add extra depth to our sales and sales trading teams, as well as outstanding relationships to our equities desk. I am delighted to welcome them to the ThinkEquity team."
Head of equities at ThinkEquity, Phil Johnston, said: "Our new team members will help increase our distribution coverage and will complement our continually expanding equities research coverage."
US media seeking further comment from Mr Raj or Mr Johnston should contact:
Janet Faleski
T: +1 212-468-7083
E: jfaleski@thinkequity.com
Nathaniel Webb
Group Communications and Investor Relations Director
T: +44 20 7614 8333
E: nathaniel.webb@panmure.com
About ThinkEquity LLC — A Panmure Gordon Company
Focused on the growth sectors of the economy, ThinkEquity provides research, equity financing, M&A advisory, institutional sales and trading, wealth management and asset management services to institutional investors, corporate and private clients, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors. As a Panmure Gordon company, ThinkEquity accesses the combined financial expertise of professionals based in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Liverpool and Geneva. Research-driven, we remain true to our founding principles: the power of growth, focus, deep domain expertise and people. www.thinkequity.com
About the Panmure Gordon Group
Founded in 1876, Panmure Gordon & Co. (PMR.L) is a leading independent institutional stockbroker and investment bank. Encompassing its US franchise, ThinkEquity, LLC, the Group employs approximately 240 professionals across the US, the UK, Singapore and Nyon, Switzerland, offering a blend of transatlantic financial services including research, sales and trading, wealth management and asset management. www.panmure.com