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Amrit Agrawal Joins Cowen Groupa?s Global Capital Markets Group

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  Published in Business and Finance on Wednesday, October 27th 2010 at 11:20 GMT by Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN) today announced thatAmrit Agrawal has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Global Capital Markets group. Mr. Agrawal will be primarily responsible for advising corporate clients on financing solutions across the capital structure, including on acquisition finance. Mr. Agrawal will also assist clients with private debt placements, exchange offers, consent solicitations and tender offers. Mr. Agrawal will be based in New York and will report to Kevin Reynolds, Head of Global Capital Markets.

"We are very pleased to welcome Amrit to Cowen"

aWe are very pleased to welcome Amrit to Cowen,a commented Kevin Reynolds. aOver his 17 year career on Wall Street, Amrit has advised numerous management teams and board of directors, domestically and abroad, on complex corporate finance topics.a

Jeffrey Solomon, Chief Operating Officer of Cowen and the Head of Investment Banking stated, aThe combination of Amrita™s experience and focus on technology, media and telecom companies has enabled him to develop long-standing senior corporate, private equity and venture capital relationships in the U.S., Europe and Asia. We look forward to his contributions as we continue to build and strengthen Cowena™s banking partnership.a

Prior to joining Cowen, Mr. Agrawal was Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology, Media & Telecom (aTMTa) Strategic Finance at Bear Stearns. Mr. Agrawal was part of the group responsible for establishing Bear Stearnsa™ Strategic Finance business for clients in the TMT industry verticals. He also contributed to Bear Stearnsa™ U.S. Capital Markets business for clients based in India and China. Prior to his time at Bear Stearns, he worked in the capital markets group at Bankers Trust.

About Cowen Group, Inc.

Cowen Group, Inc. is a leading diversified financial services firm providing alternative investment management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services through its business units, Ramius and Cowen and Company. Its alternative investment management products include hedge funds, fund of funds, real estate funds, healthcare royalty funds, cash management and commodity trading funds, offered primarily under the Ramius name. Cowen and Company offers industry focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Founded in 1918, the firm is headquartered in New York and has offices located in major financial centers around the world.