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Laura Hegarty joins Eaton Partners to focus on hedge fund distribution

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Opalesque Industry Update - Eaton Partners, one of the largest placement agents and advisory firms, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF), has hired Laura Hegarty as a Managing Director, based in San Francisco.

Ms. Hegarty, an industry veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in the alternative asset space, will play an instrumental role in growing the firm's hedge fund distribution network. She has a proven track record developing a myriad of client relationships primarily in the United States and Europe while executing successful business development strategies to generate substantial upside in assets under management.

"We are delighted to have yet another experienced and effective capital raiser join the Eaton Partners team," said Thomas Kreitler, Partner at Eaton Partners. "Adding someone of Laura's caliber is a testament to our unwavering effort to provide clients with a premier fund raising service."

Most recently, Ms. Hegarty was Head of Marketing and Investor Relations for Endurant Capital Management, a long short healthcare fund. From 2011 to 2016, she was Managing Director for Harvest Capital Strategies, successfully raising capital for the firm's alternative investment strategies. Earlier in her career, she held relevant positions at Symphony Asset Management and Creedon Keller & Partners, Inc. Ms. Hegarty earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from The University of California, Santa Barbara and holds series 7 and 63 licenses with FINRA.

"Eaton Partners is widely recognized as the world's premier fund placement agent, working with the most innovative fund managers and highest quality investors in the alternative space," said Ms. Hegarty. "I'm thrilled to join at such a dynamic time in the industry and look forward to helping grow the firm's fund business while providing best-in-class services to clients."

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