Ex-UBS fairness skilled joins Societe Generale as new international co-head of fairness capital markets

Societe Generale has appointed Jeffrey Mortara as international co-head of fairness capital markets, becoming a member of Luis Vas Pinto in main the financial institution’s ECM goals.

Primarily based in New York, Mortara will report back to Carl Bassili and Bruno Magnouat, co-heads of Societe Generale’s funding banking division inside international banking and advisory, and regionally to Guido van Hauwermeiren, head of worldwide financial institution and advisory for the Americas.

Mortara joins from UBS, the place he beforehand served as international co-head of fairness capital markets, main a staff of fairness and equity-linked people within the US, Europe and Asia.

Earlier than UBS, Mortara served at Deutsche Financial institution, the place he constructed out the financial institution’s ECM observe in know-how, media and telecoms (TMT) and monetary establishments.

Whereas at Deutsche Financial institution, he additionally served as head of TMT banking, each in Silicon Valley and in Europe, based mostly London.

“Jeffrey’s appointment comes at an particularly opportune time for Societe Generale following the launch of Bernstein and its top-ranked fairness analysis and distribution capabilities which along with Societe Generale’s personal strengths creates a robust and totally built-in equities platform for our purchasers.” mentioned Anne-Christine Champion, co-head of worldwide banking and investor options.  

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“Along with their groups, Jeffrey and Luis will provide our purchasers a deeper and broader scope of fairness capital markets advisory, leaning on our sturdy European footprint.”