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Sharif Anbar-Colas Joins In London To Head CLO/CDO Trading
Mr. Anbar-Colas will be responsible for all CLO/CDO trading within the firm's broader Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Securities (MBS/ABS) Group, part of the Fixed Income Division at Jefferies. The firm's MBS/ABS group now includes approximately 85 sales, trading and origination professionals in the US, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
"We are very pleased to welcome Sharif to lead Jefferies' growing CLO/CDO trading group in Europe and see his joining as another important step in the continued expansion of Jefferies' global fixed income business," commented Tim Cronin, Global Head of the Fixed Income Division at Jefferies.
In a joint statement, Johan Eveland and William H. Jennings II, Co-Heads of the Global MBS/ABS Group at Jefferies, said: We remain committed to building out Jefferies' broader asset-backed trading effort globally, and Sharif's knowledge, experience and relationships in trading CLOs and CDOs will make an immediate contribution to the firm's leading platform."
Jefferies' broader fixed income business now has more than 450 professionals globally who are focused on the sales and trading of investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, government and agency securities, repo finance, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, municipal bonds, whole loans, leveraged loans, distressed securities and emerging markets debt.
Mr. Anbar-Colas joins Jefferies from Cohen & Company, where he was a Managing Director and Head of European ABS and Global CLO Trading. Previously, he worked at UBS, where he was Executive Director and Head of Global CDO Trading. Prior to that, he worked at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers in a variety of Sales and Trading positions. He received a BS in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University.
Jefferies, a major global securities and investment banking firm, has served companies and their investors for more than 45 years. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal US operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF: jefferies.com), and Jefferies International Limited is the principal UK operating subsidiary. Jefferies International Limited, a UK-incorporated company, is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority.
For further information, please contact:
Tom Tarrant, Jefferies & Company, Inc., 203 708 5989, ttarrant@jefferies.com
Desiree Maghoo, Jefferies International Ltd, 44 20 7029 8085, dmaghoo@jefferies.com
Josh Passman, CJP Communications, 212 279 3115, x203, jpassman@cjpcom.com
