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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

In nothing short of a baptism of fire, he took his first steps into trading in January 2007 in the build-up to the global financial crisis. Given the liquidity landscape can often be more sparse or difficult to navigate, the use of local brokers alongside the bulge brackets is something Willis thinks is essential to minimise market footprint.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

The TRADE

So you can see how this growth and momentum just starts to really build over time.” This has created an ongoing opportunity for mid-tier prime brokers, particularly those with broad asset class and geographical capabilities comparable to those of the bulge bracket banks. They need a financing platform to support all of that.

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Infrastructure Investment Banking: Definitions, Deals, and a Dizzying Diversity of Verticals

Mergers and Inquisitions

However, public finance teams advise only governments, non-profits, and tax-exempt entities not private corporations and the scope of deals and industries is much narrower. With public finance , there is some overlap because certain assets, such as airports and stadiums, could be considered infrastructure.