Marex to Acquire Volcap Trading

Marex, an essential tech-enabled liquidity hub connecting clients to global energy, commodity and financial markets, announced that it has agreed to acquire Volcap Trading (Volcap), which will further expand the group's offering in bespoke structured products and commodities.

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The acquisition is a good fit for the Marex and Volcap businesses, with similar mindsets and entrepreneurial cultures. Both sets of clients benefit from the broader product offering and the synergies for Volcap will be immediate, with the operations integrated directly into the existing Marex client platform.

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Ian Lowitt, CEO of Marex, commented, "Volcap will add to our softs offering and will be a good fit with our fast-growing structured products business, Marex Solutions, which has been an important success for the firm. This addition will not only diversify our earnings but will expand Marex into several new and interesting markets. It is a good example of acquiring an innovative, fast-growing, business that is straightforward to integrate and strengthens our overall client product offering."

Nathan Van Paesschen co-founder and partner of Volcap, added: "By being part of Marex, we gain scale and new products. There are considerable opportunities to leverage the vast resources and relationships across the entire Marex network. We are excited to be a part of Marex's growth story."

About Volcap Trading

Since it was established in 2015, Volcap has built an award-winning soft commodity and bespoke structured product business that designs, structures and implements investment strategies across a wide range of financial assets. The business operates out of offices in London and Paris, with 19 employees and an extensive network of corporate customers, private banks, asset managers and family offices clients across Europe, Middle East, Asia and the Americas.