JPMorgan's new advisory group looks to tap into private markets

JPMorgan Chase has formed a new advisory group designed to help companies and sponsors raise money from private markets.

The private capital advisory and solutions team is led by Keith Canton, a JPMorgan staffer since 2015 who most recently headed up the company's Americas equity capital markets group.

"Private markets are a strategic priority for JPMorgan, and as they continue to grow in importance, scale and complexity, they are fundamentally reshaping the capital landscape," said Anu Aiyengar, the company's global head of advisory and mergers and acquisitions.

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