Paul StowellPaul Stowell is a managing director and head of the U.S. Strategic Equity Transactions Group at Jefferies LLC. He has previously been managing director at Deutsche Bank, originating, structuring and executing convertible financings, corporate equityderivatives and margin loans on concentrated equity stakes. Earlier in his career he worked at UBS as an exotic equity derivatives trader and subsequently as a convertible bond trader. He designed and led auctions to facilitate the largest-ever sales of warrants for cash, raising over $7 billion in total including $1.8 billion in the largest offering. He has designed and sold unique equity-linked securities to help companies raise capital for special circumstances. He has helped many companies repurchase stock in a thoughtful manner, and worked with large shareholders on hedging and structured monetization transactions. As an adjunct instructor, he has taught semester-long courses on Investment Banking and on Hedge Funds & Private Equity at universities including the University of Utah, and has also been a guest lecturer at multiple universities on sales & trading and other topics. Paul graduated from Yale University with a BA in Economics. Read More Read Less