Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Analyst Charles Robertson Joins Cowen’s Equity Research Department

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 17, 2014–
Cowen Group, Inc. (“Cowen”) (NASDAQ:COWN) today announced that Charles
Robertson II has joined Cowen and Company’s Equity Research department
as a Director to cover oil & gas exploration & production (E&P) stocks.
Mr. Robertson is based in New York and reports to Robert Fagin, Cowen’s
Director of Research.

“Charles is a fixture in the energy investment community,” said Mr.
Fagin. “His deep relationships and over 20 years of experience investing
in the energy sector are a natural fit with Cowen’s mission to deliver
sophisticated and thoughtful equity research.”

Mr. Robertson joins Cowen from Millennium LP – Blue Arrow Capital, where
he was a portfolio manager focused on the energy sector. Prior to
joining Millennium, he was a portfolio manager and equity strategist
focused on energy at Tudor Investment Corp. Mr. Robertson also spent 17
years in various capacities at Bass Brothers, the majority of which was
focused on energy investing.

Mr. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of
Maryland, Baltimore County.

About Cowen Group, Inc.

Cowen Group, Inc. is a diversified financial services firm and, together
with its consolidated subsidiaries, provides alternative asset
management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services
through its two business segments: Ramius and its affiliates make up the
Company’s alternative investment segment, while Cowen and Company and
its affiliates make up the Company’s broker-dealer segment. Ramius
provides alternative asset management solutions to a global client base
and manages a significant portion of Cowen’s proprietary capital. Cowen
and Company and its affiliates offer industry focused investment banking
for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a
sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Founded in 1918,
the firm is headquartered in New York and has offices worldwide.

Source: Cowen Group, Inc.

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