Cohen & Company Announces Appointment of Senior Leadership to Expand Energy and Energy Transition Capabilities
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Cohen & Company (NYSE American: COHN) announced the opening of a Houston office and senior leadership hires to expand its Energy and Energy Transition advisory capabilities on Jan. 12, 2026. The firm said it nearly doubled deal flow and closed $44 billion in transactions in 2025. Rahul Jasuja joins as Head of Energy and Energy Transition with two decades of investment banking experience. The Houston hub will target four core verticals: firm dispatchable systems (nuclear, geothermal), critical energy supply chains, energy transition fuels and technologies, and traditional energy portfolio evolution. The firm also highlighted its 2025 SPAC IPO leadership and focus on industrial-scale capital markets for energy infrastructure.
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- Closed $44 billion in transactions in 2025
- Deal flow nearly doubled in 2025
- Opened a Houston office to serve as an energy and transition advisory hub
- Hired Rahul Jasuja as Head of Energy and Energy Transition
- Clear strategy across four core verticals for energy and transition advisory
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News Market Reaction – COHN
In the Jan 12 session, COHN gained 4.54%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction.
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Firm Launches Houston Office
Strategic Hire Anchors Firm's Expansion Across Energy, Power, and Infrastructure
Rahul Jasuja has joined the firm as Head of Energy and Energy Transition, bringing two decades of investment banking experience advising senior corporate leaders and boards across traditional energy, energy transition, and infrastructure, with a focus on M&A advisory and capital markets transactions. He joins the firm from Mast Capital Advisors and previously held senior investment banking roles at Wells Fargo Securities, Citigroup, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
"This is not a geographic expansion; it is a sector thesis," said Rahul Jasuja. "Energy transition is best understood as an expansion of the global energy system. Meeting rising demand will require disciplined capital allocation across traditional energy, sustainable fuels, and firm, dispatchable solutions such as nuclear and geothermal.
Leveraging the firm's proven expertise in M&A and capital markets execution, the
- Firm and scalable energy systems: Advising nuclear, geothermal, and other dispatchable energy platforms that complement existing generation and support long-term demand growth.
- Critical energy supply chains: Advising companies across critical minerals, processing, and technology sectors essential to energy security, industrial resilience, and national priorities.
- Energy transition fuels and technologies: Advising companies across sustainable fuels, energy technology, and decarbonization solutions supporting the evolving energy mix.
- Traditional energy and portfolio evolution: Supporting conventional energy operators through M&A, divestitures, recapitalizations, and dual-track strategies as they adapt portfolios to changing market and capital allocation dynamics.
Having led digital asset, quantum, and rare earth SPAC IPOs in 2025, Cohen & Company Capital Markets, the leading SPAC bank globally last year, is doubling down on its vision and expertise in frontier technology, powering the physical infrastructure layer beneath the digital economy by offering a high-touch alternative to bulge-bracket banks.
"The capital markets are moving from the incubation phase of frontier technology to industrial scale-up," added Jerry Serowik, Head of Cohen & Company Capital Markets. "Just as private markets nurtured the energy and energy transition sectors over the last decade; public markets must now underwrite their physical deployment. We are making a committed investment in
About Cohen & Company
Cohen & Company is a financial services company specializing in an expanding range of capital markets and asset management services. Cohen & Company's operating segments are Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Principal Investing. The Capital Markets segment consists of fixed income sales, trading, gestation repo financing, new issue placements in corporate and securitized products, underwriting, and advisory services, operating primarily through Cohen & Company's subsidiaries, Cohen & Company Securities, LLC ("Cohen Securities") in
About Cohen & Company Capital Markets
Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, is a full-service boutique investment bank delivering bulge-bracket expertise through a senior-led, client-aligned advisory model. The firm provides strategic counsel and execution capabilities across M&A advisory, capital markets, and SPAC transactions, serving middle-market and growth companies navigating complex, high-stakes decisions. Cohen & Company Capital Market's differentiated approach emphasizes deep sector knowledge, institutional-quality execution, and direct access to capital across public and private markets. The firm maintains a conflict-free, independent platform designed to align advisor incentives with long-term client outcomes. For more information, please visit www.cohencm.com.
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