Jefferies, a securities and investment banking firm, has hired Kamlesh Bhatia as a new managing director responsible for private placement origination within the firm’s equity capital markets group.
Mr Bhatia brings to Jefferies more than 10 years of investment banking experience, including five years in the equity capital market groups at Piper Jaffray and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to this, Mr Bhatia spent four years in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Credit Suisse First Boston.
Benjamin Lorello, global head of investment banking and capital markets at Jefferies, said: “Kamlesh Bhatia’s expertise in both private financing for corporates and in project financing has broad applicability to our clients in technology, cleantech and healthcare, as well as across a wide range of industrial and energy clients.”
Mark Connelly, global head of equity capital markets at Jefferies, said: “Kamlesh’s significant experience in structuring and executing private equity and equity-linked transactions across a wide range of sectors and projects will further broaden the range of equity products we provide to our clients.”