Les points clés de ce communiqué incluent :
- La Russie est un pays important dans la stratégie globale de Lehman Brothers
- Peter Ghavami est nommé "Head of Capital Markets Russia" et se joint à Nicholas Jordan, Head of Investment Banking Russia

Ci-dessous communiqué de presse complet en anglais.


LEHMAN BROTHERS RECEIVES BROKER-DEALER LICENCE IN RUSSIA

Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, today announced it has been granted a broker-dealer licence by the Federal Financial Markets Service (“FSFM”) in Russia, which will enable Lehman Brothers to expand its offering to clients as a broker-dealer and permit securities trading in Russia.

Russia represents an important opportunity for Lehman Brothers and the Firm plans to offer a full range of investment banking and capital markets services. In recent months Lehman Brothers has focused on building out its offering in Russia and ensuring the most talented team is in place in order to successfully deliver our global capabilities. To that end Peter Ghavami has joined Lehman Brothers as Head of Capital Markets and will partner with Nicholas Jordan, Head of Investment Banking Russia, to build out the overall platform. Mr. Ghavami joins from UBS where he was previously global Head of Commodities.

Lehman Brothers also announced that it will be occupying new office space in Moscow City’s Naberezhnaya Tower II.

Jeremy Isaacs, chief executive officer for Lehman Brothers Europe, the Middle East & Asia-Pacific commented, “We are pleased to enhance our presence in Russia which will strengthen our growing business in this important market and we are delighted to have secured the services of as experienced a banker as Peter Ghavami, to partner with Nicholas Jordan.”

Lehman Brothers (ticker symbol: LEH), an innovator in global finance, serves the financial needs of corporations, governments and municipalities, institutional clients, and high net worth individuals worldwide. Founded in 1850, Lehman Brothers maintains leadership positions in equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, investment banking, private investment
management, asset management and private equity. The Firm is headquartered in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Tokyo, and operates in a network of offices around the world.

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