Susquehanna Financial Group Hires Paul Hobson, Adding to Boston Equity Research Sales Team

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP (SFG), the institutional broker-dealer member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG), announced today that Paul Hobson has joined the firm as a senior member of the Equity Research Sales team and will be based out of SFG's Boston office.

"Paul is a great addition to SFG's Boston team, which includes Josh Altschuler, Scott Delano, Michael Drew, Tim Klagholz, John Ogilby, Ryan Owen, and Kevin Shumway," said Paul Onderdonk, SFG's Co-Head of Equities.  "Boston has played a critical role in SFG's growth story over the past four years and the addition of Paul to our team strengthens SFG's commitment to our client partners in the region."

"Over the past 4 years, SFG has more than doubled its fundamental equity research footprint, which now spans six major industry sectors (Financial, Consumer, Healthcare, Energy, Industrials, and Technology) covering approximately 300 companies.  In addition to expanding our fundamental research offering, we have built out two other highly respected research teams -- Derivative Strategy and Event-Driven Special Situations Research (including risk arbitrage, litigation, credit and distressed equity research)," said Nick Wood, SFG's Co-Head of Equities and Head of Derivatives.   "That's a significant amount of intellectual capital we can bring to bear on our clients' investment process, which is why we are thrilled to have somebody as experienced and well-rounded as Paul to deliver to our clients the entirety of our research offering."

For the last four years, Mr. Hobson was a Managing Director in Institutional Equity Sales at Guggenheim Partners.   Prior to Guggenheim, Mr. Hobson worked at Morgan Keegan for almost a decade.   Earlier in his career, Mr. Hobson spent time at Tucker Anthony in Investment Banking and at Fleet Securities in Public Finance.  Mr. Hobson graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Finance).  

"Paul is a high impact salesperson whose differentiated background, intellectual curiosity and work ethic make him an ideal fit for our Boston team," added Mr. Onderdonk.  "In addition to our market leading trading service, equity research and sales remain critical parts of the value proposition we provide our clients and we are thrilled to have Paul on board."

About Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP

Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP (SFG), a member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG), is an innovator in global finance, servicing the needs of clients worldwide in the areas of sales, fundamental research, and market intelligence. Building upon SIG's command of the options marketplace and its quantitative trading capabilities, SFG has cultivated a robust service offering that provides liquidity, industry-leading insights, and execution services. SIG employs approximately 1,500 individuals located in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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