James Perry, former head of trading at Panmure Gordon, has been named head of trading at newly created investment banking entity, Panmure Liberum.
Panmure Gordon and Liberum agreed to merge to create the UK’s largest independent investment bank back in January this year, with the new firm – Panmure Liberum – having all-cap execution capabilities and over 250 quoted corporate clients with market cap of £250 million.
The expanded trading platform of Panmure Liberum, which will be overseen by Perry, reportedly has trading relationships with more than 900 counterparties across the UK, US, Europe and Asia.
The entity has offices in Cambridge, Guernsey, Leeds, London, and New York.
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Speaking at the time the deal was announced, Panmure and Liberum confirmed that the aim was “to reinvigorate the appeal of UK listed equities and of listing companies and funds in the UK”.
The plans were to strengthen and complement its core offerings of high-quality investment banking, execution, research, and sales before taking further steps in the M&A and private capital raising spheres.