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MainFirst acquires institutional brokerage business from Raymond James

MainFirst acquires institutional brokerage business from Raymond James
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  • 10 October 2018
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MainFirst Bank AG will acquire the institutional brokerage business in European equities from Raymond James in Paris and London effective 1 December 2018.

As part of this acquisition, MainFirst will also add 29 employees from Raymond James in Paris including Research, Sales and Sales Trading and a further six Research employees in London. These individuals will be integrated into the MainFirst organisation.

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The acquisition will strengthen MainFirst’s strategic position, particularly in France.

Ebrahim Attarzadeh, CEO and head of Equities at MainFirst Bank AG said: “With this step, we will achieve economies of scale, better leverage our competitive advantages in the new world of MiFiD II and an expanded platform to serve our clients.”

As a result of the acquisition, the number of European shares covered by MainFirst sees a rise by approximately a quarter to 400, with the number of MainFirst’s institutional clients in France also increasing significantly.

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