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Gleacher & Company Hires Gabriel Borenstein


Published on 2011-06-02 19:21:06 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Gleacher & Company Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer subsidiary of Gleacher & Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLCH), today announced that Gabriel Borenstein has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Rates Group, reporting to Russell Certo, Managing Director and Head of Rates Sales and Trading.

"Gabe will be an excellent complement to our Rates Group, and is a logical extension of our existing platform which, heretofore, has largely had a domestic focus."

At Gleacher & Company, Mr. Borenstein will be focused on developing relationships with key global financial institutions in Europe. He brings over 20 years of experience in the securities industry, most recently working for Seminole Financial, Jesup & Lamont, and Tradition Asiel Securities Inc.

Mr. Certo said, aGabea™s past experience fits in nicely with existing rates platform initiatives at Gleacher & Company. There is no doubt that Gabea™s international contacts will augment quite well the activity in our rates products which trade globally. I look forward to a great relationship.a

Robert Fine, Head of Gleacher & Companya™s Mortgage Backed/Asset Backed & Rates Group, said, aGabe will be an excellent complement to our Rates Group, and is a logical extension of our existing platform which, heretofore, has largely had a domestic focus.a

About Gleacher & Company

Gleacher & Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: GLCH) is an independent, full service investment bank that provides corporate and institutional clients with strategic, research-based investment opportunities, capital raising, and financial advisory services, including merger and acquisition, restructuring, recapitalization, and strategic alternative analysis, as well as securities brokerage services, and, through a new subsidiary, engages in residential mortgage lending. For more information, please visit [ www.gleacher.com ].

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