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Direct Access Partners LLC Partners with Rivel Research Group
NEW YORK, N.Y. August 4, 2010 – Direct Access Partners LLC, the institutional agency-only brokerage firm providing multi-asset trade execution and support services, announced today that it has partnered with Rivel Research Group an independent provider of investor perception research that specializes in delivering actionable insight based on in-depth measurements of the global investment community.
“We are constantly engaging our clients to identify their daily challenges and the events that exacerbate those challenges. By gaining this deeper understanding of what they need to be more successful we can build our business in a way that fully supports them,” said Ben Chinea, CEO of Direct Access Partners LLC. “The partnership with Rivel Research Group is an ideal complement to Direct Access Partners because of their independent and conflict-free approach which is the hallmark of our business.”
“We are excited about this partnership because it allows Rivel to expand its reach globally,” said Brian Rivel, President Rivel Research Group. “The partnership is a big win for public companies that may not have otherwise had access to our research.”
Direct Access Partners offers a broad range of unbiased Corporate Access products, including one-on-one meetings, non-deal roadshows and conference calls. The Rivel partnership will give institutional clients penetration into a much larger universe of issuers in all sectors and all market caps.
“Our goal is to enhance the high level of service we have become known for while simultaneously allowing corporate issuers reciprocal access to the insights, perceptions and needs of the institutional investor community,” said Doug Nussman, Director, Global Corporate Access at Direct Access Partners. “Together we are a strong cultural fit with both Rivel and Direct Access Partners intensely focused on the needs of our clients as demonstrated by business objectives and motivations that are completely aligned with the client.”
About Direct Access Partners LLC
Direct Access Partners LLC is an independent agency-only brokerage firm offering clients complete anonymity and non-conflicting multi-asset execution in more than 100 markets over an open architecture trading platform. We serve a diverse range of institutional clientele both domestically and around the world including (but not limited to) hedge funds, mutual funds, registered investment advisors and public and corporate pension funds. Direct Access Partners is a member of NYSE Euronext, MSRB, FINRA, SIPC, and a certified minority-owned business enterprise. For more information about Direct Access Partners please go to our website at www.daptrading.com.
About Rivel Research Group
Rivel Research Group specializes in delivering actionable insight based on in-depth measurements of the global investment community. Rivel's highly experienced staff provides the well-informed, unbiased and strategically relevant intelligence companies need to effectively communicate with such important constituencies as sell-side analysts, buy-side analysts, portfolio managers, the financial media and other influential audiences. The comprehensive information that Rivel supplies enables companies to evaluate performance, formulate strategy and identify opportunities to achieve corporate objectives directed toward these groups. For more information please go to www.rivel.com.


