NEW YORK, May 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Jefferies announced today the appointment of Paul Viviano as Head of US Event Driven Sales within the firm's broader Equities Group. In his new role, Mr. Viviano will be responsible for directing the sales of US equities involved in mergers and acquisitions, distressed and other special situations related to corporate transactions and restructurings.
"Paul is one the most experienced professionals on Wall Street in the event driven and risk arbitrage space," said Stephen Grahling, Head of Global Event Driven at Jefferies. "With his addition, Jefferies continues to demonstrate a commitment to providing the best possible service to our institutional clients." Jason Griffith, Head of Global Equities at Jefferies, added, "We are pleased to welcome Paul to Jefferies and are confident that his extensive experience, coupled with his established relationships, will make a meaningful and immediate contribution to our global equities platform." Jefferies recently expanded its global Event Driven platform with the establishment of a European Event Driven Desk earlier this year. Between desks in New York and London, the group has more than 14 professionals focused on the sales, trading and analysis of global equities involved in mergers and acquisitions, distressed and other special situations related to corporate transactions and restructurings. This appointment is the next step in the ongoing expansion of Jefferies' global sales and trading capabilities across equities and fixed income. The equities group, which is focused on the global sales, sales-trading, trading and research of equity securities, consists of more than 700 professionals in the US, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Viviano has more than 17 years of experience and joins the firm from Morgan Stanley, where he spent four years and was most recently co-head of Special Situations. Previously, he held sales-trading roles on risk arbitrage desks at Bear Stearns and Goldman Sachs.
Jefferies, a major global securities and investment banking firm, has served companies and their investors for more than 45 years. Jefferies & Company, Inc.
is the principal US operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF: jefferies.com).
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