Cowen Group, Inc. · New York, NY United States ·(NASDAQ (GM): COWN)

Ever herd of Cowen Group? The firm offers M&A advice, securities underwriting, equity offerings, private equity placements, and market-making, as well as securities sales and trading for institutional investors. Subsidiary Cowen and Company specializes in investment banking for small to midsized companies in the alternative energy, consumer health care, media, technology, and telecommunications industries. It also performs equities research in those sectors. Cowen Asset Management focuses on US-based small and mid-sized companies; its UK counterpart provides traditional asset management. Cowen Group plans to merge with private alternative asset manager Ramius to create an integrated financial services provider. To read the full description, subscribe now.

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