Ivan Mihov joins Liquidnet    Ivan Mihov (Linkedin) has been appointed as fixed income sell-side business development at Liquidnet. Mihov has a strong pedigree in sales in the sector, with three years spent at each of Bloomberg and then MarketAxess covering electronic fixed income trading sales, before being named head of buy-side fixed income trading solutions at EMS provider AxeTrading."In his new role, and reporting directly to me, Ivan will be responsible for growing our sell-side connectivity as we continue to add more trading protocols and functionalities. Ivans expertise in this area will make him a tremendous asset to the team," says Jonathan Gray, head of fixed income sales at Liquidnet.Liquidnet,

<h1>Ivan Mihov joins Liquidnet    </h1><div><br><strong>Ivan Mihov</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-mihov-55896022/">(Linkedin)</a> has been appointed as fixed income sell-side business development at Liquidnet. Mihov has a strong pedigree in sales in the sector, with three years spent at each of Bloomberg and then MarketAxess covering electronic fixed income trading sales, before being named head of buy-side fixed income trading solutions at EMS provider AxeTrading.<br><br>"In his new role, and reporting directly to me, Ivan will be responsible for growing our sell-side connectivity as we continue to add more trading protocols and functionalities. Ivans expertise in this area will make him a tremendous asset to the team," says <strong>Jonathan Gray</strong>, head of fixed income sales at Liquidnet.<br><br>Liquidnet, which was acquired by TP ICAP last year, has a strong support from its buy-side users base and building the sell-side community up in the fixed income markets will likely form a key part of its growth.<br><br>"As we continue to strengthen our fixed income team to support our goal to electronify the full life cycle of a bond, Im very excited to welcome Ivan, who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, in our EMEA Sales team," said <strong>Mark Russell</strong>, global head of fixed income at Liquidnet.</div><div><br></div>

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<p>Liquidnet, a leading technology-driven agency execution specialist, today announced the appointment of Eric Blake as Head of Latin America. In this role, Blake will be responsible for expanding Liquidnets business in the region, with an immediate focus on identifying new sources of actionable liquidity and delivering tailored technology solutions to both local and international asset managers. Based in New York, Blake reports directly to Alan Polo, Head of Equities Sales and Trading, Americas.<br><br>Alan Polo, Head of Sales and Trading, Americas, said: "Our commitment to helping institutional investors achieve better outcomes through deeper liquidity pools and broader global opportunities is central to our strategy. Erics addition to our team marks a significant step in advancing our capabilities in Latin America. His experience in the region and his proven track record of building institutional client relationships and product management implementation across sales and trading, marketing and financial services technology position us well to drive our growth in this critical market."<br><br>Blake brings over 25 years of experience across both domestic and international capital markets to the role. Most recently he served as Head of Electronic Trading at BTG Pactual, a local Brazilian investment bank, where he was responsible for the strategic deployment of BTGs electronic execution products and the creation of the first electronic block trading facility in Brazil uniting both local Brazilian and foreign institutional clients for systematic trading. Prior to BTG, he spent 12 years at Investment Technology Group (ITG) as Managing Director holding various leadership positions, including Global Portfolio Trading and the firms expansion into Latin America.<br><br>Eric Blake, Head of Latin America, commented: "Sources of liquidity in Latin America can be limited, making the block liquidity and price discovery process challenging for asset managers. Liquidnets global network of over 1,000 institutional clients and innovative technology position us well to help our clients navigate these challenges and unlock new sources of liquidity in this region. Our goal is to empower asset managers with the same robust solutions weve delivered globally, driving more efficient and transparent trading across Latin America."</p>

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Eric is the Head of Latin America at Liquidnet, a position he has held since October 2024. Previously, he served as an Executive Director and Head of Electronic Sales and Trading at BTG Pactual from September 2019 to November 2023. He worked at ITG from April 2007 to June 2019, where he held three roles: Managing Director in Global Sales, Managing Director in Head of Latin America Sales, and Director in Global Portfolio Trading. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at US Trust Company from January 1996 to March 2007.

Eric earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Corporate Communications from The Ohio State University, where he studied from 1990 to 1995.

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Balraj is currently the Head of Multi Asset Services at Liquidnet, where he has been since July 2024. Prior to this role, he served as a Managing Director at BTIG for 7 years and 2 months, from July 2017 to August 2024. Before that, he worked as an Equity Trader at CF Global Trading for four months in 2017. His career at Citi began in April 2011 as a Multi Product/Multi Region Sales Trader, progressing through various roles until March 2017. Balraj also held positions at Nomura as a Trader/Sales Trader from February 2008 to April 2011 and at BNY Mellon as an Electronic Sales Trader from January 2006 to February 2008. Earlier in his career, he was a Global Equity Trader at Deephaven Capital Management and M&G. Balraj holds a 2:1 degree in Business Studies and Corporate Finance from Middlesex University Business School (1993 - 1996).

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- Jeff is currently the Head of International at Liquidnet, having joined in April 2024. 
- Previously, he served as Managing Director, Head of Sales at SageTrader, LLC from February 2023 to April 2024. 
- Prior to that role, he held the position of Executive Director at Instinet from 2005 to April 2024. 
- From April 2020 to April 2024, he worked at Instinet Corporation as Head of U.S. International Sales Trading and an International Equity Trader. 
- University at Albany, 1994 - 1998.

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