Laura Mould and Paul Beamont join Noble from Merrill Lynch
02/07/2008
Noble, the research-led independent investment bank, is delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Mould and Paul Beamont to run sales trading at Noble.
Laura and Paul will join Noble in August from Merrill Lynch where they were both directors running the highly rated UK small and mid cap franchise.
Laura’s career has been forged exclusively at Merrill Lynch for the past eight years having started as an intern in 1999 prior to graduating in Business Management from Kings College London in 2000. She rose quickly through the ranks and was appointed Director in 2007.
Paul, has been at Merrill Lynch also for eight years having joined from Charterhouse Securities, where he was a core part of the team which drove it to the no.1 Extel rank for UK smaller company brokers before its acquisition by ING.
Nick Paulson-Ellis, Head of Equities at Noble said “This is an exciting time at Noble as we integrate the Clear Capital business and make selective hires to strengthen and grow the combined team. Laura and Paul bring a vast amount of experience in mid & small cap sales trading, are highly regarded by clients, and enable the combined business to offer leading trading capabilities alongside our established research and sales.”
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For more information contact:
Ben Thompson, Group Head of Marketing Noble +44 20 7763 2200
Toby Mitchenall/Tom Baldock, Citigate Dewe Rogerson+44 20 7638 9571
About Noble
Noble is an independent investment bank, dedicated to helping small and mid-cap companies grow. It provides a full range of services to fast growth companies, institutions and investment vehicles, with offices in London, Edinburgh.
Noble offers high quality research, broking, investment banking and fund management services to customers in the UK and overseas.
Following the recent acquisition of Clear Capital, Noble has significantly increased its research team with nearly 30 analysts covering around 170 UK stocks across ten sectors. It is anticipated that the number of stocks and sectors under coverage will increase.
Noble has five operating companies, all of which are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.