Spencer Copp has joined Jefferies as an equity trader following his departure from Jupiter Asset Management in December 2024, where he had most recently served as a senior dealer.
Speaking to The TRADE, Dean Gray, head of EMEA outsourced trading at Jefferies, said: “Spencer complements our existing business, which has seen phenomenal growth in the past few years. He brings with him extensive experience of global trading across a wide range of execution channels, most recently at Jupiter Asset Management.”
Copp previously spent four and a half years at Jupiter, having joined following the firm’s acquisition of Merian Global Investors in 2020.
Jupiter acquired the entire used share capital of Merian for £370 million and combined the group to operate under the Jupiter brand.
At the time, Merian had just over £22 billion of assets under management and had recently undergone a rebrand in 2018 to drop the Old Mutual Global Investors name following the sale of its single strategy asset management business to private equity firm TA Associates for £600 million.
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Copp’s prior roles also include stints at Goldman Sachs, ITG, and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Copp confirmed his new position in a social media announcement.