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Oppenheimer Appoints Chris DeFalco And John Hyland As Co-Heads Of Equity Capital Markets
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Oppenheimer), a leading investment bank, wealth manager, and subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., today announced that Managing Directors Chris DeFalco and John Hyland have been named Co-Heads of the firm's Equity Capital Markets Investment Banking group.
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