Kepler Cheuvreux 1st Country Broker

Kepler Cheuvreux is proud to announce the results of the 2022 Institutional Investor Survey for Europe (Research).

Kepler Cheuvreux confirms its leading position in European Research:
> #1 Country Broker
> #1 for Country Research
> #3 for Small & Mid Cap Research

Best ranked independent Research with 14 sectors in top 10.

Best Country Broker:
> #1 for Austria
> #1 for Germany
> #2 for Benelux
> #2 for France
> #3 for Iberia
> #3 for Italy
> #4 for Switzerland
> #5 for Nordics

Best Country Research:
> #1 for Austria Research
> #2 for Benelux Research
> #2 for France Research
> #2 for Germany Research
> #3 for Iberia Research
> #3 for Italy Research
> #4 for Switzerland Research
> #4 for Nordics Research

20 Kepler Cheuvreux analysts in the top 10 for country voting category.

Congratulations to our outstanding staff!

Thank you to our clients and partners for their continued support and to corporates for their trust.

New Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy & Institutional Research Heads

Paris, 6 July 2022

Kepler Cheuvreux is pleased to announce that Arnaud Girod has been appointed Head of Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy, replacing Christopher Potts. After eight years as Co-Head of Institutional Research, Arnaud is returning to his first passion: the market. He will be supported by a team of five senior members: Philippe Ferreira, appointed Deputy Head of Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy, who recently joined Kepler Cheuvreux after many years of experience in Cross-Asset Strategy at Société Générale CIB, Lyxor AM and CIC, Martin Guri (Head of Nordic Strategy), Clément Genès (Senior Economist), Joakim Tabet (Strategist), and Edouard Garrana (top Institutional Investor Survey, Senior Chartist).

I’m thrilled to be given the opportunity to work even more closely with such a great team, reinforced by the arrival of Philippe Ferreira who will extend our range of expertise. We look forward to supporting our clients during this complex market phase” stated Arnaud Girod, Head of Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy at Kepler Cheuvreux.

Kepler Cheuvreux Group wishes to warmly thank Christopher Potts for his outstanding contribution over many years.

In addition to this announcement, Kepler Cheuvreux has appointed Natalia Bobo as Co-Head of Institutional Research and Marco Baccaglio as Co-Head of Institutional Research & Head of Primary Research to continue the development of this activity.

Head of Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy – Arnaud Girod

Arnaud (a Franco-Italian national) was Co-Head of Institutional Research at Kepler Cheuvreux for eight years, working alongside Jose Hernandez and Mathieu Labille. During that time, he helped expand the company’s stock coverage from around 400 to 1,000 stocks, and passionately promoted the values of independence and collaboration. He developed Das Research, the company’s quality standard, and in-depth research templates, as well as the video platform KC Discovery, and also led Kepler Cheuvreux’s ESG integration project. Since 2013, Arnaud has also authored a hybrid top-down/bottom-up quarterly report that builds European high-conviction portfolios. He joined Kepler Cheuvreux in 2008 as an Equity Salesperson selling European equities to UK investors. He started his career in 2001 with BNP Paribas in London after graduating from Paris Dauphine University with a Master’s degree in Financial Markets.

Deputy Head of Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy – Philippe Ferreira

Philippe has extensive experience, having worked as an Economist and a Cross-Asset Strategist over the past 20 years. He spent more than 15 years at Société Générale in a variety of positions, both in sell-side and buy-side research. He started his career as an Economist in international organisations in the early 2000s. Philippe joined Kepler Cheuvreux in June 2022 as Deputy Head of Economics & Cross-Asset Strategy. He graduated from the Panthéon-Sorbonne University and has a Master’s degree in international and quantitative economics.

Co-Head of Institutional Research – Natalia Bobo

Natalia was a sell-side analyst for more than 25 years, covering a range of sectors at various brokerage firms – including 14 years at Kepler Cheuvreux, where she focused on healthcare, retail, IT, media, and energy stocks. In 2017, she joined TREA Asset Management as Head of Equity Research and a member of the ESG team. She returned to Kepler Cheuvreux in 2021 to form part of the Content Management team as Deputy Head of Institutional Research, leveraging on her extensive expertise in research on both the sell-side and the buy-side. Natalia graduated in Business Administration from CUNEF in Madrid.

Co-Head of Institutional Research & Head of Primary Research – Marco Baccaglio

Marco joined Kepler Cheuvreux in November 1993, first as a trader (1993-96), then an equity analyst in the Industrial and Media sectors (1996-98) and Deputy Head of Research covering the telecom sector before being appointed European coordinator for the telecom sector in 2002. He was Head of Italian Equity Research between 2004 and 2013 and has been Head of Primary Research since 2021. Marco received his degree in Economics (specialising in financial markets) from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He is a CFA Charterholder.

About Kepler Cheuvreux

Kepler Cheuvreux is a leading independent European financial services company that specialises in Research, Execution, Fixed Income & Credit, Structured Solutions, Corporate Finance, and Asset Management.

The group employs around 600 people and is present in 13 major financial centres in Europe and the US: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich.

Group key figures:

* 1st independent European equity broker.

* EUR2bn of equities traded on average daily.

* 1st Sell-Side Equities Trading Desk (Markets Choice Awards 2021).

* 1st Equity Research coverage in Continental Europe.

* 1st Country Research (Institutional Investor 2021).

* 13 major financial centres in Europe and the US.

* 600 employees.

* 1,200 institutional clients

Kepler Cheuvreux presents its new Execution brand and identity

London, 30 June 2022

Following the public launch of Kepler Cheuvreux’ new electronic trading platform last year, the Group is proud to present its new Execution brand and identity named “KCx”.

This new brand and purpose will drive everything we do. This new identity of “Kepler Cheuvreux powered by Execution” will convey the values, and what we want people to feel when they interact with Kepler Cheuvreux.

KCx is the personality of our business and a promise to our clients: our mission is to be the most trusted, agile, multi-local agency broker, building solutions which clients love.

Kepler Cheuvreux announces a major appointment for its Corporate Finance activity

In line with the development of Kepler Cheuvreux Corporate Finance, the Group has decided to reinforce this activity by making a new strategic recruitment:

Laurent Lépinay as Managing Director – Head of Corporate Finance Market Solutions, based in Paris. Before joining Kepler Cheuvreux, Laurent gained significant product experience and demonstrated his appetite for business with an entrepreneurial spirit. He started his career as an Equity Derivatives Analyst at Exane and rapidly joined the Convertible desk team of the brokerage firm in Paris and in Geneva. He then moved to Deutsche Bank, where he established the Convertible activity in France, before acting as Head of CB sales in Hong Kong for Asia and Japan. He then joined Natixis to head their Convertible Sales & Research business and moved to Equity Capital Market to head the International ECM effort for 4 years. He was most recently Head of Development of Praexo, a French Saas company that developed a digital platform dedicated to improving relations between listed companies and investors.

His responsibilities cover the Equity-Linked and Equity Line origination, as well as the promotion of Sponsored Research and Liquidity Contracts for Small and Mid-Caps.

Laurent graduated from the ESCP Business School.

Major nominations at Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions

Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions is pleased to announce the appointments of Adrien Berdah as Executive Director, French Institutional Clients and Victor Coqblin as Executive Director, Belux & Monaco.

Adrien Berdah is in charge of the Business Unit covering French Institutional Clients. He joined Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions in 2018 after 8 years at Société Générale. Adrien is a graduate of ESSEC Business School.

Victor Coqblin is in charge of the Business Unit covering clients based in Belgium, Luxembourg and Monaco. He joined Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions in 2020 after 7 years at Société Générale and an experience at Crédit Agricole CIB. Victor is a graduate of Audencia Business School.

Kepler Cheuvreux announces 2 major appointments for its Corporate Brokerage activity

Kepler Cheuvreux is very pleased to announce the appointment of Diane Mabille, as Head of Share Management & Market Intelligence. Diane joins the Group from Rothschild & Co where she worked for almost 7 years in charge of Market Monitoring of a portfolio of Large caps within the Corporate Market Services team. She also worked at Exane for 8 years as Corporate Sales European Equities. Diane graduated from the SKEMA Business School. In her new senior role, Diane will lead the Kepler Cheuvreux Share Management team. She will also be in charge of developments of new offers around market information and data analysis.

The Group is also is very pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Matias-Garraz, as Deputy Head of Corporate Brokerage. Daniel works at Kepler Cheuvreux for more than 15 years. Daniel graduated from The Sorbonne University and The Cergy University. In his new role, Daniel will continue to actively support the Corporate Brokerage franchise development especially in Europe and second Cyril Gerard, Head of Corporate Brokerage, in all managements aspects.

Kepler Cheuvreux announces major new Equity Brokerage and Execution management appointments

Paris, 6 April 2022

Kepler Cheuvreux announces three major new appointments to support its strategic ambitions in Equity Brokerage: Stéphane Bouret as Global Head of Equity Brokerage, Mathieu Labille as Deputy Global Head of Equity Brokerage and Chris McConville as Managing Director – Global Head of Execution Services and Trading.

These appointments mark an important step forward in our Equity Brokerage and Execution businesses, as the generational management transition is of utmost importance to the Kepler Cheuvreux Group.” stated Laurent Quirin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kepler Cheuvreux.

Global Head of Equity Brokerage – Stéphane Bouret

Stéphane Bouret has been nominated Global Head of Equity Brokerage of Kepler Cheuvreux. After spending five years as an analyst at HSBC, Stephane joined the Kepler Cheuvreux Group 22 years ago, first working as a salesman for French clients, later as head of sales for the Continental European Client Zone and in the last few years as Global Head of Sales. Based in Paris, Stéphane graduated from the ISG Business School and the CFAF (Financial Analysis Training Centre).

Deputy Global Head of Equity Brokerage – Mathieu Labille

Mathieu Labille has been nominated Deputy Global Head of Equity Brokerage of Kepler Cheuvreux. Mathieu joined the group in July 2015 as Deputy Head of Research in charge of operational, organisational and development matters related to research. Prior to that, Mathieu worked as Head of Strategic Research Development at Société Générale from 2007 and before that he held buy-side and sell-side analyst positions at UBS and ING. Also based in Paris, Mathieu graduated from EM Lyon.

Managing Director – Global Head of Execution Services and Trading – Chris McConville

On the Execution side, Kepler Cheuvreux is pleased to announce the arrival of Chris McConville as Managing Director – Global Head of Execution Services and Trading. Chris has 22 years of experience with UBS working across Technology, Risk Management, High Touch, Low Touch and PT. Execution is one of the key areas of growth for Equity Brokerage and this appointment shows the Group’s commitment to continue to invest in the Kepler Cheuvreux platform. Chris joined the London office on 4 April. He is a graduate of the University of Newcastle.

About Kepler Cheuvreux

Kepler Cheuvreux is a leading independent European financial services company that specialises in Research, Execution, Fixed Income & Credit, Structured Solutions, Corporate Finance and Asset Management.

The group employs around 600 people and is present in 13 major financial centres in Europe and the US: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, and Zurich.

Group key figures:

* 1st independent European equity broker.
* EUR2bn of equities traded on average daily.
* 1st Sell-Side Equities Trading Desk (Markets Choice Awards 2021).
* 1st Equity Research coverage in Continental Europe.
* 1st Country Research (Institutional Investor 2021).
* 13 major financial centres in Europe and the US.
* 600 employees.
* 1,200 institutional clients

Ellipsis AM ranked “strong reputation” in 2022

Ellipsis AM is listed in the Décideurs Magazine’s 2022 guide as one of the best affiliated asset management companies in France with a “strong reputation”.

We would like to thank all our investors for their trust.

See the ranking here.

Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions ranked “Outstanding” in 2022

For the 3rd consecutive year, Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions has been ranked “Outstanding” (best distinction) as independent structured product designer by Décideurs Magazine.

We would like to thank all our clients and partners for their trust. The whole team is at their side to accompany them throughout 2022.

See the ranking here.

KCI joins iCI (Initiative Climat International)

Kepler Cheuvreux Invest announces its adhesion to the iCI (Initiative Climat International)

Paris, 25 February 2022,

Kepler Cheuvreux Invest (KCInvest) takes part in the Initiative Climat International (“iCI”) in order to be part of the Private Equity’s concerted action against climate change.

The Initative Climat International was originally launched as the iC20 by a group of French private equity firms who decided, in November 2015, to join forces and contribute, within their means, to the COP21 objective of limiting global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.

Within the UNPRI framework, of which Kepler Cheuvreux Invest is a participant, the iCI manifesto involves 3 commitments which are fully in line with KCInvest’s ESG values and policy:

  • To acknowledge that climate change will have impacts on the economy, both with risks and opportunities for investments;
  • To contribute in achieving the Paris Cop 21’s target of holding global warming below 2°C;
  • To reduce portfolio companies’ greenhouse gas emissions and to ensure a more sustainable investment performance.

iCI develops measurement tools and methodologies in order to monitor our investee companies’ environmental impact. These tools will help Kepler Cheuvreux Invest and its portfolio companies’ managers reduce their corporate carbon footprint through pragmatic solutions.

Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions ranked best independent structured products provider in France

Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions has been ranked the best independent provider of structured products in France for the 7th consecutive year by Gestion de Fortune magazine, and second overall, behind Privalto (BNP Paribas) and ahead of Adequity (Société Générale).

We would like to warmly thank all our clients and partners for their renewed trust in 2021, a year marked by the 10th anniversary of the creation of Kepler Cheuvreux Solutions.

The entire team is at your side to accompany you throughout this year. Much is to come, stay tuned!

Kepler Cheuvreux Foundation in 2021

Kepler Cheuvreux is proud to announce that the Kepler Cheuvreux Foundation has donated 1.3 million euros to 26 charities across Europe in 2021.

These donations result from the commitment of Kepler Cheuvreux, Kepler Cheuvreux employees, clients and partners. 2021 was a huge year for the Foundation marked by the North-South Challenge and the Charity Trading Day that allowed us to collect nearly 400k euros.

The cumulative total donated by the Foundation, since inception in June 2020, is 2.47 million euros.

Stay tuned for our 2022 fundraising activities which will be announced shortly!