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Oppenheimer Names Eric Nortman Head of Debt Private Placements
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. – a leading investment bank, wealth manager and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY) – today announced that Eric Nortman has joined the firm as Managing Director, Head of Debt Private Placements.
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