BMO Hires Consumer Banker Holden From Raymond James

Bank of Montreal has hired investment banker Laura Holden from Raymond James Financial Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter.

She will focus on transactions in the food, consumer and retail sectors at BMO Capital Markets, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the matter isn’t public. She will work alongside Paul Billyard, who joined the bank from Evercore Inc. last year.

Holden focuses on deals in high-growth consumer brands, her LinkedIn profile showed. She worked at Stephens Inc. before Raymond James.

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