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As an independent investment banking boutique, KNG offers an unconflicted, client focused service that draws on the team’s extensive experience, transaction track record and long-standing relationships

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Andrea Podesta
Managing Partner

Nick Nugent
Managing Partner

Giorgio Simioni
Chief Operating Officer

Blake Baucom
KNG USA CEO

Blaze Conlan
KNG USA Fixed Income Sales Analyst

Bill Connolly
KNG USA EM Fixed Income Sales

Tyron Eng
Global Head of CLO Trading

Olatunji Fafemi
Co-Head Sub-Sahara Africa and North Africa Trading

Ekaterina Fedorova
Fixed Income Junior Sales

Andrea Figallo
Director

David Floyd
Corporate Finance

Michael Freilich
Structured Finance Sales

Samantha French
Operations Executive

Bruno Gennari
EM Strategist

Francesco Giuliani
Fixed Income Sales

Sarah Goode
KNG USA Fixed Income Sales Analyst

Uyi Giwa-Osagie
Co-Head Sub-Sahara Africa and North Africa Trading

Filippo Gromo
Fixed Income Sales

Iman Jakani
Fixed Income Analyst

Mert Kisacik
Fixed Income Sales

Lukas Linsbichler
Head of Fixed Income, Germany & Austria

Justin Little
Fixed Income Sales

Inês Borges Loureiro
Legal and Regulatory Counsel

Fiorenza Marin
Global Head of Legal and EU Regulatory Specialist

Halila Mazin
Fixed Income Sales

Rania Ouguir
Fixed Income Sales

Alan Pierce
High Yield and Distressed

Alec Polakov
KNG USA Origination & Capital Solutions

Ray Potter
KNG USA Head of EM Fixed Income

Federico Rienhardt
KNG USA EM Fixed Income Sales

Guillermo Solis
Fixed Income Sales

Paul Summer
Head of Structured Notes and Financials

Lorenzo Tarquini
Head of Debt and Special Sits Origination - Italy

Perikli Thanasi
Head of Special Situations

Dionne White
Head of Operations

Batu Yucemen
Special Sits Analyst