HOMEABOUTPRODUCTSOSCAR GRUSSVENTURESMAKOR OTFPRESS Makor Group Create to Innovate Group History Makor Group (“Makor”) was first established in 2011. It is comprised of several entities, including Makor Securities London Ltd. (London), Makor Capital Markets SA (Geneva), Makor Capital Ltd (Tel Aviv), with the objective to provide bespoke execution and advisory services to leading institutional investors in Equity, Fixed Income, FX and specialized strategies. We offer and support our clients with original and innovative trading and investment ideas, with a dedicated focus on risk arbitrage, special situations, relative value and event-driven opportunity. Our primary objective is to provide our clients with efficient execution of their investment strategy through the provision of access to liquidity across more than 90 trading venues. Makor Group offers 24-hour trading from its global offices in London, Paris, New York, Tel Aviv, Geneva and Singapore. Michael Halimi CEO & Co-Founder of Makor Group Mr. Michael Halimi started his career at Société Générale in Paris in 1992 as part of the FX options and derivatives division. Prior to founding Makor in 2011, he worked at Cantor Fitzgerald for 14 years where Michael first established an interest rate derivatives desk. In September 1999, he implemented the European Equity sales and trading desk of Cantor Fitzgerald. He then became a senior managing director in 2007. Michael received his MBA in Financial Markets in June 1992 from the University of Dauphine in Paris. Avi Bouhadana Co-Founder of Makor Group Mr. Avi Bouhadana has 19 years experience in the Capital Markets industry and was previously Partner at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was CO Global Head of Equities Sales. He worked at Cantor for 14 years. In September 1999, he implemented the European Equity Platform of Cantor Fitzgerald. He then became a senior managing director in 2007. Avi Bouhadana graduated from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal. Efraim Wolpert CFO/COO & Co-Founder of Makor Group After working at Ernst & Young for 5 years, in 2001 Efraim Wolpert joined Execution Limited, a startup London based institutional stock broking business as CFO. Execution grew into a $85m business employing 125 people in London, Connecticut and Hong Kong. In March 2009 Efraim left the UK for Israel and worked as an outsourced CFO to Israeli based subsidiaries of international groups before joining the Makor Group in November 2010. Efraim is a Chartered Accountant and has a Business Finance Degree (First Class Honours) from the University of Cape Town. Yankel Hassan Head of Equities (Sales & Trading) & Co-Founder of Makor Group Mr. Yankel Hassan has 15 years of experience in the Capital Markets Industry. For 10 years, he worked in Equity Sales at Cantor Fitzgerald London, eventually becoming co-manager of the Cash Equity Arbitrage Desk. Yankel received a Master’s degree in Financial Markets from Dauphine University in Paris Michael Benitah Head of FX & Fixed Income & Co-Founder of Makor Group Michael Benitah started in the industry in 1996 trading FX within several banks (Republic National Bank, Bank Safra and Bear Stearns) before joining Cantor Fitzgerald in 2008 to setup and manage the FX agency desk. Michael studied at ISG in Paris. Timeline Makor Creation. Opening of Offices in London & Tel Aviv May 12 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 Group Structure London New York Tel Aviv Paris Geneva Singapore Dallas Gibraltar Makor Securities Gossard House 7/8 Savile Row London, W1S 3PE ENGLAND Tel +44 207 290 5777 TERMS OF USE DISCLAIMER PRIVACY POLICY REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Got it!