NITE Nightstar Therapeutics Plc ADS

GREENWICH, Conn. and JERSEY CITY, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Libertas LLC, a subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NITE), today announced the appointment of Terran A. Miller as Director, Fixed Income Research. Knight Libertas is an institutional fixed income broker-dealer providing trade execution, investment research and capital markets services across a broad range of fixed income securities. "At Knight Libertas, the quality of our fixed income research provides the foundation for attracting institutional clients," said Gary Katcher, Executive Vice President, Head of Global Institutional Fixed Income, Knight Capital Group. "Under the leadership of Tim Daileader, Director of Research, the team works with a level of detail and insight on an issuer's capital structure that is unparalleled in the fixed income industry. As a highly-regarded analyst with a proven track record, Terran is an excellent addition to our team." Mr. Miller joined Knight Libertas from UBS where he was Executive Director of UBS - Global Credit Strategies. During his career, Terran has been named to the Institutional Investor All-America Corporate Bond Research Team a total of eleven times. At Knight Libertas, he is responsible for research covering domestic and international utilities and independent power producers as well as special situations which he has been covering since the 1980s. Knight Libertas Fixed Income Research produces fundamental investment research that starts with valuation and reaches across an issuer's capital structure which includes bank debt, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, preferred shares and common stock. The research staff publishes in-depth reports on bank debt, corporate bonds and hybrid securities within the high-yield, distressed and high-grade/crossover fixed income segments. Coverage sectors across the U.S. and emerging markets include financials; autos; REITS; retail; consumer products; tobacco; paper and packaging; telecom, media and technology (TMT); restaurants; food; industrials; energy; chemicals; metals and mining; utilities and independent power producers. Knight Libertas Fixed Income Research comprises eight senior research analysts with an average of eighteen years experience. In addition, there are two senior trading strategists, with an average of twenty-four years experience. Mr. Miller is based in the Greenwich office, phone 203.422.0737 or . Biography Terran A. Miller, CFA Director Knight Libertas LLC Terran A. Miller, CFA, Director, is responsible for research covering domestic and international utilities and independent power producers as well as special situations (debt and equity). Mr. Miller joined Knight Libertas in March 2009 from UBS where he was Executive Director of UBS - Global Credit Strategies, developing investment ideas in the electric utility, IPP, coal and energy sectors. At UBS, Terran also served for six years as Executive Director at UBS Investment Bank. He has held positions in credit research at CSFB / DLJ, Merrill Lynch, Drexel Burnham Lambert and Standard & Poor's. Between 1989 and 2006, Terran was named to the Institutional Investor All-America Corporate Bond Research Team a total of eleven times. Terran received a bachelor of science in business administration, with a major in finance and minor in economics, from Georgetown University. A CFA charter holder, he currently holds Series 7 and 63 licenses. About Knight Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) is a leading financial services firm that provides electronic and voice access to the global capital markets across multiple asset classes for buy-side, sell-side and corporate clients. In Global Markets, we provide market access and trade execution services in nearly every U.S. equity security and a large number of global equities and fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and options. Our approach to trading combines deep liquidity with robust trading technology and capital facilitation, when necessary, to deliver high quality trade executions consistent with client-defined measures. We recently exited the Asset Management business, which had consisted of our 51% ownership of Deephaven Holdings, the parent company of Deephaven, a global multi-strategy alternative investment manager. For information regarding our exit from our Asset Management segment, refer to the Form 8-K's furnished by the Company on January 27, 2009 and April 1, 2009, and the Form 8-K filed by the Company on February 26, 2009. More information about Knight can be found at http://www.knight.com/. Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict including, without limitation, risks associated with (i) the costs, integration, performance and operation of businesses recently acquired, or that may be acquired in the future, by the Company, and (ii) the closing of the sale of the assets of the Asset Management business and costs and expenses associated with the Company's exit from the Asset Management business. Since such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual results and performance of the Company may turn out to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made herein. Readers should carefully review the risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, those detailed under the headings "Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2008, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time. This information should also be read in conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2008, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time. DATASOURCE: Knight Capital Group CONTACT: Margaret Wyrwas, Senior Managing Director, Communications, Marketing & Investor Relations, +1-201-557-6954, , or Kara Fitzsimmons, Director, Media Relations, +1-201-356-1523, , or Jonathan Mairs, Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-201-356-1529, , all of Knight Capital Group, Inc. Web Site: http://www.knight.com/

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