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Enigma Securities Appoints Barry Finkelstein as Global Head of Investment Banking

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities ("Enigma"), a full-service financial services firm for digital assets liquidity and advisory, today announced the appointment of Barry Finkelstein as its Global Head of Investment Banking. Finkelstein brings more than 30 years of experience in trading, structuring and distribution at leading Wall Street firms. Most recently, he led business development at Layer-1 blockchain technology company, Algorand Inc.

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  • Finkelstein brings 30 years Wall Street and Layer 1 blockchain experience to Enigma, bolstering global firm's expertise in digital assets
    NEW YORK, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities ("Enigma"), a full-service financial services firm for digital assets liquidity and advisory, today announced the appointment of Barry Finkelstein as its Global Head of Investment Banking.
  • Finkelstein brings more than 30 years of experience in trading, structuring and distribution at leading Wall Street firms.
  • "I am thrilled to join the broader Makor Securities family to help expand its reach and strengthen its position as an unparalleled, go-to banking, investment and advisory partner," said Finkelstein.
  • Their combined experience will be valuable as our firm and services continue to grow," said Ian Epstein, CEO of Enigma Securities and Global Head of Digital Assets at Makor Group.

Makor Group First in CME's Micro Ether Futures

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Friday, April 1, 2022

CHICAGO, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Makor Group ("Makor"), a full-service financial services firm for institutional investors, announced the first trade-in options on CME Micro Ether futures (MET). The transaction was a block trade executed on March 31, 2022, in London.  

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  • CHICAGO, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Makor Group ("Makor"), a full-service financial services firm for institutional investors, announced the first trade-in options on CME Micro Ether futures (MET).
  • On March 28, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group announced that it would offer options on the micro futures contracts of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization: Bitcoin (BTCUSD) and Ether (ETHUSD).
  • Each micro futures contract will be worth 1/10 the price of the underlying token.
  • "Micro Ether futures and options offer our clients more flexibility enabling both industry growth and broadening of the flexibility in service we offer to our clients."

Enigma Securities Registered as FCA Virtual Asset Service Provider, Raises Regulatory Profile

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

LONDON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities LTD and the Makor Group are pleased to announce that The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom has approved Enigma Securities Ltd as a Registered Cryptoasset Firm on December 24, 2021.

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  • LONDON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities LTD and the Makor Group are pleased to announce that The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom has approved Enigma Securities Ltd as a Registered Cryptoasset Firm on December 24, 2021.
  • Since June 6, 2018, Enigma Securities, a subsidiary of Makor Securities London Limited, has maintained full digital asset compliance consistent with the FCA's Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations, or MLRs.
  • By January 2020, Enigma was temporarily registered under the 2017 MLR update, before the FCA approved the firm's registration application.
  • Enigma continues to be diligently focused on the the most rigorous standard of of AML/CTF procedures for all its digital asset clients.

Enigma Securities Registered as FCA Virtual Asset Service Provider, Raises Regulatory Profile

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

LONDON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities LTD and the Makor Group are pleased to announce that The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom has approved Enigma Securities Ltd as a Registered Cryptoasset Firm on December 24, 2021.

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  • LONDON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities LTD and the Makor Group are pleased to announce that The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom has approved Enigma Securities Ltd as a Registered Cryptoasset Firm on December 24, 2021.
  • Since June 6, 2018, Enigma Securities, a subsidiary of Makor Securities London Limited, has maintained full digital asset compliance consistent with the FCA's Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations, or MLRs.
  • By January 2020, Enigma was temporarily registered under the 2017 MLR update, before the FCA approved the firm's registration application.
  • Enigma continues to be diligently focused on the the most rigorous standard of of AML/CTF procedures for all its digital asset clients.

Enigma Securities and Makor retained as Execution Partners for Melanion Capital

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

PARIS, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities Ltd. ("Enigma") and Makor Group ("Makor"), fully regulated broker dealers offering crypto services for institutional investors, executed an agreement with Melanion Capital SAS ("Melanion Capital") as Execution Partner for the newly created Melanion ETF Business.

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  • PARIS, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities Ltd. ("Enigma") and Makor Group ("Makor"), fully regulated broker dealers offering crypto services for institutional investors, executed an agreement with Melanion Capital SAS ("Melanion Capital") as Execution Partner for the newly created Melanion ETF Business.
  • Enigma and Makor will facilitate investors' Bitcoin transition cycle by providing research, analysis as well as facilitating the creation and redemption process, leveraging their existing operational and regulatory infrastructure in traditional securities and in cryptocurrencies.
  • "Melanion, Enigma and Makor are like-mined pioneers in creating valuable access products, allowing compliant and cost-effective access to Bitcoin exposure."
  • Makor has also recently expanded into investment banking, advising on origination and execution of M&A and capital markets transactions.

Enigma Securities and Makor retained as Execution Partners for Melanion Capital

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021

PARIS, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities Ltd. ("Enigma") and Makor Group ("Makor"), fully regulated broker dealers offering crypto services for institutional investors, executed an agreement with Melanion Capital SAS ("Melanion Capital") as Execution Partner for the newly created Melanion ETF Business.

Key Points: 
  • PARIS, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Enigma Securities Ltd. ("Enigma") and Makor Group ("Makor"), fully regulated broker dealers offering crypto services for institutional investors, executed an agreement with Melanion Capital SAS ("Melanion Capital") as Execution Partner for the newly created Melanion ETF Business.
  • Enigma and Makor will facilitate investors' Bitcoin transition cycle by providing research, analysis as well as facilitating the creation and redemption process, leveraging their existing operational and regulatory infrastructure in traditional securities and in cryptocurrencies.
  • "Melanion, Enigma and Makor are like-mined pioneers in creating valuable access products, allowing compliant and cost-effective access to Bitcoin exposure."
  • Makor has also recently expanded into investment banking, advising on origination and execution of M&A and capital markets transactions.

Makor Group Announces Series A Raise At $200m Valuation

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Makor Group "Makor" ( www.makor-capital.com ), an international agency brokerage and investment banking group with proven leadership across all asset classes and regions, is excited to announce that it has completed its Series A raise at a $200m valuation.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Makor Group "Makor" ( www.makor-capital.com ), an international agency brokerage and investment banking group with proven leadership across all asset classes and regions, is excited to announce that it has completed its Series A raise at a $200m valuation.
  • In conjunction with the capital raise, Makor is building new strategic partnerships with Algorand, Alan Howard, and several notable US based asset managers.
  • The Makor Group ("Makor") is an international brokerage and investment banking firm established in March 2011 by Michael Halimi and Avi Bouhadana, two ex-senior managers at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe.
  • Across all Makor group companies and product offerings, Makor acts only as an agent and is therefore not susceptible to the various conflicts in the industry.

Makor Group Announces Series A Raise At $200m Valuation

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Makor Group "Makor" ( www.makor-capital.com ), an international agency brokerage and investment banking group with proven leadership across all asset classes and regions, is excited to announce that it has completed its Series A raise at a $200m valuation.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Makor Group "Makor" ( www.makor-capital.com ), an international agency brokerage and investment banking group with proven leadership across all asset classes and regions, is excited to announce that it has completed its Series A raise at a $200m valuation.
  • In conjunction with the capital raise, Makor is building new strategic partnerships with Algorand, Alan Howard, and several notable US based asset managers.
  • The Makor Group ("Makor") is an international brokerage and investment banking firm established in March 2011 by Michael Halimi and Avi Bouhadana, two ex-senior managers at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe.
  • Across all Makor group companies and product offerings, Makor acts only as an agent and is therefore not susceptible to the various conflicts in the industry.

Makor Capital Hires Benjamin Kupfer to Makor Investment Banking Division

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

NEW YORK, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Makor Group ("Makor"), an international agency brokerage group trading cash equities, fixed income, FX and derivative products, is pleased to announce today its hire of Benjamin Kupfer.

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  • NEW YORK, July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Makor Group ("Makor"), an international agency brokerage group trading cash equities, fixed income, FX and derivative products, is pleased to announce today its hire of Benjamin Kupfer.
  • Mr. Kupfer is joining the investment banking arm of Makor Group and will be based in Tel Aviv, where he will be a senior member of the origination and execution team for M&A and capital markets transactions.
  • Mr. Kupfer will report to Lionel Botbol, Makor's Global Head of Investment Banking.
  • Mr. Kupfer brings with him extensive experience investing in disruptive start-ups in the high tech ecosystem in Israel.

Makor Capital Hires Lionel Botbol As Global Head Of Makor Investment Banking Division

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

"I am thrilled to be joining the Makor Group, one of the most promising and fast-growing securities and digital currency brokerage groups," said Mr. Botbol.

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  • "I am thrilled to be joining the Makor Group, one of the most promising and fast-growing securities and digital currency brokerage groups," said Mr. Botbol.
  • "Building up the investment banking arm in such platform, after a career with bulge bracket banks or running my own venture, is an exciting new challenge.
  • We will be leveraging our global presence to source new deals and capital, catching the Alpha of new economy businesses for our clients through M&A and Capital market transactions."
  • After leaving UBS in 2011, Lionel has held senior Advisor or Director positions in a number of investment banks and corporates.