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LONDON, (BSW) - Cantor Fitzgerald Europe announced today that Mike Johnson is joining the firm as Head of European Leveraged Capital Markets. Mr. Johnson, who joins Cantor from Augusta & Co. where he was Managing Director, will be responsible for further expanding and strengthening Cantor’s Leveraged Finance business.

“Mike’s talent and experience, breadth of relationships in the marketplace, and commitment to excellence complement our business model,” said Elon Spar, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, Europe. “Mike’s skills will enable him to build a leveraged finance business focusing on the origination, execution and restructuring of loans, mezzanine and high yield bonds to compliment Cantor’s existing secondary market platform,” concluded Mr. Spar.

Mr. Johnson has over 20 years experience in investment banking in the US and Europe including loan, mezzanine and high yield capital markets in addition to significant distressed and restructuring experience. Most recently, he was a Managing Director at merchant bank Augusta & Co. Previously he was head of BNP Paribas’ London-based leveraged finance business, started DLJ’s investment banking business in Europe and was Head of Leveraged Finance at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York.

Mr. Johnson was formerly a British Army officer and holds a BA from Oxford University in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe added approximately over one hundred sales and trading professionals over the past year. Focused on a capital structure-centric business model and cross-market strategy, Cantor is continuing to grow its fixed income, equity and investment banking businesses.

About Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services firm at the forefront of financial and technological innovation, has been a proven and resilient leader for over 60 years. The Cantor Fitzgerald franchise includes capital market, sales and trading, investment banking, real estate private equity, and other businesses and ventures. Cantor Fitzgerald is one of 18 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

A recognized leader in the global third market, Cantor’s equities sales and trading professionals provide solutions that address clients’ requirements for execution, return optimization and risk management, offering services in domestic and international equities, derivatives, convertibles and structured products, stock loan, and contracts for differences, as well as research.

A world-class dealer across a broad spectrum of fixed income products, Cantor offers services in repo and securities lending, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, corporate bonds, interest rate products, agencies, SBA securities and structured products, as well as fixed income rates strategy.

Cantor’s investment banking division focuses on providing capital raising and advisory services to growth-oriented companies. The group’s structuring and distribution capability is focused on addressing innovative solutions to complex issues and challenges for clients across the globe.

Cantor Fitzgerald’s 1,400 employees serve clients through 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East.

For more information, please visit www.cantor.com.

Note to editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. is the parent company of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

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