BMS Group (“BMS”), the independent specialist (re)insurance broker, today announces that Alex Orloff has been appointed as Director of Capital Markets Analytics at BMS Capital Advisory, the investment banking division of BMS. Orloff will report to Romulo Braga, CEO of BMS Capital Advisory, effective immediately.
Orloff will lead the development of qualitative investment diligence and quantitative market analytics for private and public issuers and institutional investors.
Orloff was previously founder of Sybella Research, a pioneer in investment research coverage of private issuers in the insurance industry. Prior to Sybella, Orloff has held a variety of executive positions as a senior analyst and portfolio manager in asset management (Lazard, Twelve Capital) and sell-side research firms (DLJ, Bank of America, Credit Suisse) over the course of his twenty year career.
Braga said: “With the financial backing from our institutional investors, BMS will continue to grow and invest in industry-leading resources, like Alex, to benefit our clients. Guided by a group-wide partnership approach, BMS Capital Advisory is a key capability in providing clients with cohesive capital management advice, and as a multi-asset investment specialist with broad experience in diverse capital market functions, Alex will further strengthen and professionalize our offerings.”
Orloff added: “BMS Capital Advisory has developed a credible track record of providing integrated risk and capital solutions, which I consider a key competitive advantage over industry peers. I am very much looking forward to joining this dynamic and independent company with its entrepreneurial culture, and believe we have significant opportunities to bring more investors to the space and reduce our clients’ cost of capital.”