Piper Sandler, an investment bank, hired Brent Robbins and Alan Brodsky as managing directors in equity sales and trading. Robbins will lead the firm’s London equity office and focus on expanding research sales internationally. Brodsky will be based in New York and focus on trading with UK and European clients.
“We believe there is a significant opportunity to gain market share in the UK and European markets. With Brent and Alan’s combined expertise and long-term relationships, we now have a team in place to better leverage our current product offering on a larger scale with international clients,” Thomas O’Kane, co-head of global equities at Piper Sandler, said.
Robbins previously worked at Credit Suisse Securities, where he spent 17 years in various equity sales roles. Most recently, he served as the head of European equity advisory sales and was responsible for all aspects of European equity business in the U.S.
“I’m thrilled to join Piper Sandler and looking forward to working with an exceptional equities team that has world class research, trading, sales and capital markets capabilities. The firm is well-positioned for significant growth in the European market and I couldn’t be more excited to get started,” Robbins said.
Brodsky also joins the firm from Credit Suisse where he was head of New York and international cash sales trading. Previously, he spent more than 20 years at BofA Securities, formerly Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as a sales trader.
