BTIG key hires strengthen US, APAC growing Emerging Market Debt team

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 -- BTIG, the global financial services firm specialising in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, has announced key hires to further strengthen its growing Emerging Market Debt team in both the US and APAC region.

Michael Roche joins BTIG, LLC as a Managing Director and Emerging Market Debt Strategist in New York. Evan Li, CFA, and Pritish Shah join BTIG Singapore Pte Ltd. to bolster the firm’s emerging market debt capabilities and local expertise in the region.

Li joins the firm as a Managing Director and Emerging Market Debt Sales and Trading Specialist, while Shah joins as a Director and Emerging Market Debt Sales and Trading Specialist.

“Michael, Evan and Pritish are accomplished professionals who will help us strengthen client coverage and firm capabilities,” noted BTIG President, Anton LeRoy in a statement.

“As part of our team of desk strategists, we will look to Michael to generate actionable commentary and strategy for clients navigating the emerging markets. Additionally, we believe that Evan and Pritish will enhance our presence in Singapore and help solidify us as an important partner for market participants in the region.”

Roche, with over 30 years of industry experience, was a Senior Vice President and Emerging Markets Strategist at Seaport Global for over a decade.

Li, with more than a decade of experience in credit markets was, prior to BTIG, an Executive Director within Emerging Markets Fixed Income at Liquidity Finance while Shah has nearly a decade of industry experience as well.

Roche, Li and Shah join Blake Considine, Tyler Danielsen, Josh Markfield, Ben Patch and John Phillips who recently also joined BTIG and specialise in emerging debt markets.

For more information on BTIG, visit www.btig.com.

-- BERNAMA