A Focused Growth Plan for BTIG

BTIG, which recently opened a trading floor for 200 professionals, plans to expand further in its specialty areas—equity, equity derivatives and fixed income...

Euro Mid-Market M&A Picking Up Steam

It has been a tough couple of years for merger and acquisition activity in Europe. Acquisition deals, whether they were financed through debt or equity (and equity has dominated), were just not happening for a long time as a result of the financial crisis...

PIMCO’s Jessup: HY Cos. Have Shaped Up

In 2009, many high yield investors with exposure to triple-C credits made out like bandits, with the kind of returns they might not have thought possible previously. But that time is now over, says Andrew Jessop, high yield portfolio manager at investment behemoth PIMCO...

Imperial Capital: More than Distressed Debt

Imperial Capital is pushing beyond its traditional role as a distressed-debt specialist. The firm's objective: To transform itself into a full-service advisor for M&A and corporate restructurings. And Imperial is acquiring, and hiring, to meet that goal...

AmalCap Sees Big Demand for Small Deals

In an industry where bulge bracket banks and their billion-dollar deals dominate the headlines, Amalgamated Capital is quietly plugging along, providing funding to back purchases of smaller midmarket companies, a market the firm believes is underserved...

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