Knight Libertas Appoints Les B. Levi as Managing Director, Head of Corporate Finance
July 16 2009 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Corporate Finance to provide products and services across
companies' capital structure GREENWICH, Conn. and JERSEY CITY,
N.J., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Libertas LLC, a
subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NITE), today
announced the appointment of Les B. Levi as Managing Director, Head
of Corporate Finance. Mr. Levi has more than 25 years experience in
the global capital markets as a portfolio manager, research analyst
and investment banker. Les joined Knight from Plainfield Asset
Management, a special situations hedge fund, where he was a
Partner. Previously, he held senior-level research and investment
banking positions at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Drexel Burnham
Lambert. "Les has extensive experience working with companies of
all sizes on capital structure issues and equity and debt
financing," said Gary Katcher, Executive Vice President, Knight
Capital Group. "He brings an indispensable perspective to companies
that fits well with Knight's capital markets presence and extensive
distribution network to institutional firms. We're thrilled to have
Les leading the Corporate Finance team in raising capital for
companies of all sizes across the equity and debt product areas."
In addition, Knight announced the hiring of David W. Unger as
Managing Director. Mr. Unger has more than 30 years experience in
the capital markets with a specialization in the media and
communications sectors. He is a former Founding Partner at Avalon
Equity Partners, Chairman and Founder of Avalon Cable, and Vice
President at Communications Equity Associates. The Corporate
Finance team brings together expertise in research, sales and
trading, advisory services and capital raising in developing
innovative solutions for companies. Corporate Finance provides
products and services across companies' capital structure including
advisory services, debt and equity financing, balance sheet
restructuring, private placements, restricted share programs and
debt repurchases. Mr. Levi reports to Mr. Katcher. The Corporate
Finance team operates from Knight's Greenwich office at 1 Greenwich
Office Park South, 2nd floor, Greenwich, CT 06831, phone
203.629.9526. Biographies Les B. Levi Managing Director, Head of
Corporate Finance Knight Libertas LLC Les B. Levi is Managing
Director and Head of Corporate Finance. Mr. Levi joined Knight
Libertas in June 2009 to lead Corporate Finance, which originates
and structures equity and debt financing transactions for
companies. Most recently, Les was a Partner at Plainfield Asset
Management LLC, a special situations hedge fund, where he oversaw a
portfolio of Telecom, Media and Technology investments. Over his 25
year career on Wall Street, Les has participated in hundreds of
financing transactions as a senior-level banker, research analyst,
and investor at firms JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Drexel Burnham.
Les was named to Institutional Investor's inaugural All America
Fixed Income Research Team in 1992 and received the honor twelve
times. In addition, he is an adjunct professor of business at NYU
Stern School of Business and currently serves as a director of the
National Book Foundation Board and Columbia University Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Board. Les received a bachelor
of arts from New York University, a master of arts and doctor of
philosophy from Columbia University, and a master of business
administration from the NYU Stern School of Business. David W.
Unger Managing Director, Corporate Finance Knight Libertas LLC
David W. Unger is Managing Director, Corporate Finance. Mr. Unger
joined Knight in July 2009 and has more than 30 years experience in
the capital markets. Most recently, he was a Founding Partner at
Avalon Equity Partners, an investment firm focused on private and
public equity opportunities in the Media and Communications
sectors. Prior to that, he was Chairman and Founder of Avalon
Cable, which was acquired by Charter Communications in 1999. He
also served as a Vice President at Communications Equity
Associates. David received a bachelor of science in economics from
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a master
of business administration from the NYU Stern School of Business.
About Knight Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) is a leading
financial services firm that provides electronic and voice access
to the global capital markets across multiple asset classes for
buy-side, sell-side and corporate clients. In Global Markets, we
provide market access and trade execution services in nearly every
U.S. equity security and a large number of global equities and
fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and options. Our approach
to trading combines deep liquidity with robust trading technology
and capital facilitation, when necessary, to deliver high quality
trade executions consistent with client defined measures. Our
Corporate segment invests in strategic, financial services-oriented
opportunities, allocates, deploys and monitors all capital and
maintains all corporate overhead expenses. Our Asset Management
segment is reported as a discontinued operation as of March 31,
2009. More information about Knight can be found at
http://www.knight.com/. Certain statements contained herein may
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based
on current expectations, estimates and projections about the
Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions
made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict
including, without limitation, risks associated with (i) the costs,
integration, performance and operation of businesses recently
acquired, or that may be acquired in the future, by the Company,
and (ii) the closing of the sale of substantially all of the assets
of the Asset Management business and costs and expenses associated
with the Company's exit from the Asset Management business. Since
such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results
and performance of the Company may turn out to be materially
different from the results expressed or implied by such
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headings "Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations" and
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year-ended December 31, 2008, and in other reports or documents the
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Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto
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