Piper Sandler Debuts Equities Trading in Europe

According to Markets Media, Piper Sandler Companies, a leading investment bank, is pleased to announce the launch of equities trading in Europe and has opened a new office in Paris. Ben Allen, head of sales and trading for Piper Sandler Europe, will lead the Paris office, where the firm has appointed two strategic hires to further strengthen its European expansion. Louis Renaudie joins as senior equity sales, bringing extensive institutional equities experience. Most recently, he contributed to building BNP Paribas’ U.S. and international equities distribution business in Paris. Louis Carpentier joins as a senior equity sales-trader, having worked previously in global equity trading at Edmond de Rothschild.