EquiLend

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EquiLend LLC
TypeLending & Borrowing market
LocationNew York City, USA
Founded2001; 25 years ago (2001)
Owner
  • WCAS (2024–present)
  • Consortium (2001–24)[1]:
Key people
  • Rich Grossi (CEO)
  • Laurence Marshall (COO)
  • Paul Nigrelli (CFO)
  • Ken DeGiglio (CIO)

EquiLend is a securities lending platform started in late 2001 by a consortium of leading financial services institutions.[2] Founding members included Barclays Global Investors, Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, JPMorganChase, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust, State Street, and UBS Warburg.

History

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Rich Grossi, former CEO of ION Corporates, was appointed CEO of EquiLend in October 2024.[3] Previous CEOs of EquiLend include Ian M. Drachman and Brian P. Lamb.[2][1] Since launching its first platform in 2001, it has grown to service more than 190 financial institution client firms.[1]

On September 5, 2024, it was announced that Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe had completed the acquisition of the majority stake in the company.[4]

In 2018, EquiLend and its prime broker owners were sued in the Southern District of New York for antitrust violations. The case survived motion to dismiss in 2018.[5]

See also

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References

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