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Oppenheimer Hires London-based Senior Investment Bankers to Expand European Financial Services & Public M&A Capabilities
Oppenheimer Europe (Oppenheimer) — a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings, the leading investment bank and wealth manager (NYSE: OPY) — announced today a significant expansion to its European investment banking team with the addition of three highly experienced senior investment bankers in London. They join the firm from boutique Hannam & Partners and will report to Max Lami, CEO of Oppenheimer European business.
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[{"type":"text","content":"LONDON, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Oppenheimer Europe (Oppenheimer) — a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings, the leading investment bank and wealth manager (NYSE: OPY) — announced today a significant expansion to its European investment banking team with the addition of three highly experienced senior investment bankers in London. They join the firm from boutique Hannam & Partners and will report to Max Lami, CEO of Oppenheimer European business.","length":457,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The team includes Ernest Bell, Managing Director, European Head of Public M&A and Wealth Management; Giles Fitzpatrick, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of European Investment Banking; and Richard Clarke, Senior Advisor. They will be joined by Lucia Sviatkova, Associate, European Public M&A & Wealth Management.","length":327,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Our sector bankers in Europe act globally while working collaboratively across borders to deliver high-quality execution and meaningful results to our clients," Lami said. "We're thrilled to have Ernest, Giles, Richard and Lucia join us as we continue to grow both our Financial Institutions Group and our European Investment Banking platform. While we are excited about this team's track record in wealth management M&A, we believe the experience Giles and Ernest have in UK Public M&A will nicely complement the firm's wider investment banking franchise in Europe."","length":608,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Expansion of Capability in UK Wealth Management & UK Public M&A","length":71,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Bell joins Oppenheimer with considerable public market and wealth management transaction experience, having advised on deals in both sectors in excess of $25 billion. Most recently, Bell was a Partner at boutique investment bank Hannam & Partners. Previously, he held positions with Investec and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.","length":330,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Giles, Richard, Lucia and I are delighted to join Oppenheimer at this exciting time," Bell said. "The UK wealth management industry is in the midst of a massive evolution thanks to the ongoing intergenerational wealth transfer and continual technology advancements, the latter of wh...