ODDO BHF sets up in the United Kingdom to promote its expertise and attract new talent

(Boursier.com) — ODDO BHF announces that it has obtained approval from the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) for the creation of a subsidiary under British law enabling it to develop and market from London some of its financial banking services. investment and asset management.

This subsidiary, called ODDO BHF UK Ltd. and located in the Mayfair district of London (91 Jermyn Street SW1Y 6JB London), will serve British and international clients based in the United Kingdom, interested in the expertise and knowledge of European markets of the ODDO BHF teams. It thus enables the ODDO BHF group, which has offices in Paris, Frankfurt and Geneva, to benefit from the complementarities offered by the main European financial centres.

This new location will allow the ODDO BHF Group in particular to continue developing its equity and fixed income intermediation platform, based on the partnerships set up with Natixis, ABN AMRO, BBVA and Commerzbank. This reference platform in the Euro zone already has 700 securities covered and more than 700 institutional investor clients and has been rewarded several times by the Institutional Investor Survey.

The license obtained will also allow ODDO BHF to promote its asset management offer, distribute its funds (including in Private Equity) and carry out cross-border M&A deals. The creation of this office is also intended to promote the ODDO BHF brand to a large pool of talent present in London.

ODDO BHF UK is chaired by Mitchell Harris, a recognized asset management and private banking professional, former CEO of BNY Mellon Investment Management.

Christophe Tadié, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking ODDO BHF declared on this occasion: “Building on the strategic partnerships forged with ABN AMRO, BBVA, Commerzbank and Natixis, ODDO BHF has become a platform for the distribution of primary equity transactions (IPO, ABB, Right Issues, Obligations Convertibles) in the forefront, particularly with Anglo-Saxon institutions and asset managers. With this in mind, the opening of this office in the United Kingdom is a natural development to continue to provide the best support to our clients in the post-Brexit environment and to benefit from the exceptional pool of financial talent based in London.”