Millennium, Barclays Hire Ex-Bank of America Staff in Paris

Millennium, Barclays Hire Ex-Bank of America Staff in Paris

(Bloomberg) -- Hedge fund Millennium Management LLC and Barclays Plc have hired a number of bankers who left Bank of America Corp.’s Paris offices earlier this year, following a wave of departures at the U.S. lender.

Romain Paternot, who was a director in equities synthetics and securities lending for the U.S. bank in Paris, joined Millennium’s Dubai office earlier this month, according to a person familiar with the move. Barclays has hired Niels Aage Juhl Christensen in Paris as Head of Equity Distribution Nordics, a person familiar with the move said. He previously led Bank of America’s equity team covering the Nordics.