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Macquarie Hires Former Bear Banker Hassen for Oil & Gas Deals
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Macquarie Group Ltd. hired Thomas Hassen, a former banker at Bear Stearns Cos. and Credit Suisse Group AG, to be chairman of oil and gas banking as Australia’s biggest investment bank seeks growth in the U.S.
Hassen, 68, will be based in New York, Sydney-based Macquarie said today in a statement. Hassen most recently worked at Irving Place Capital Management LP, the private-equity firm that used to be affiliated with Bear Stearns.