About Us
We provide original and innovative trading and investment ideas, with a dedicated focus on risk arbitrage, special situations, relative value and event-driven opportunity.
Brokerage Firm Sales
Team Equity
Special Situations
2019
Brokerage Firm Sales
Team Equity
Special Situations
2018
Brokerage Firm Sales
Team Equity
Special Situations
2017
Create to Innovate
Makor Group was first established in 2011. It is comprised of several entities with locations in London, New York, Tel Aviv, Paris, Geneva, Gibraltar, Singapore and Melbourne.
Makor aims to provide bespoke execution and advisory services to leading institutional investors in Equity, Fixed Income, FX and specialized strategies, offering efficient execution of investment strategy through the provision of access to liquidity across more than 90 trading venues worldwide.
Mr. Michael Halimi started his career at Société Générale in Paris in 1992 as part of the FX options and derivatives division.
Prior to founding Makor in 2011, he worked at Cantor Fitzgerald for 14 years where Michael first established an interest rate derivatives desk.
In September 1999, he implemented the European Equity sales and trading desk of Cantor Fitzgerald. He then became a senior managing director in 2007.
Michael received his MBA in Financial Markets in June 1992 from the University of Dauphine in Paris.
Mr. Avi Bouhadana has 19 years experience in the Capital Markets industry and was previously Partner at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was Co-Global Head of Equities Sales.
He worked at Cantor for 14 years and in September 1999, he implemented the European Equity Platform of Cantor Fitzgerald. He then became a senior managing director in 2007.
Avi Bouhadana graduated from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal.
Mr. Yankel Hassan has 15 years of experience in the Capital Markets Industry.
For 10 years, he worked in Equity Sales at Cantor Fitzgerald London, eventually becoming co-manager of the Cash Equity Arbitrage Desk.
Yankel received a Master’s degree in Financial Markets from Dauphine University in Paris.
Michael Benitah started in the industry in 1996 trading FX within several banks (Republic National Bank, Bank Safra and Bear Stearns) before joining Cantor Fitzgerald in 2008 to setup and manage the FX agency desk.
Michael studied at ISG in Paris.
Latest News
17 September 2025
A Disruptive New FIC: A Credible and High-Performing Alternative to SCPIs with Afi-Esca
A new FIC is making a notable entry into the wealth management market within the secure and tax-efficient framework of Luxembourg life insurance at Afi-Esca.
17 September 2025
Alexandre Gabovich: A Capital-Protected Structured FIC, the Result of the Alliance between Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management, Vitis, and Makor
The year 2022 fundamentally shook the investment landscape and the need for a new investment paradigm became obvious: to combine performance, protection, and robust risk management.
24 April 2024
Churchill Capital Hires Cliff Ackers, Jamie Axford and Jordan Davis to the USA Equities Desk
Churchill Capital is pleased to announce that Cliff Ackers, Jamie Axford, and Jordan Davis, experienced Sales Traders formerly with Oppenheimer and Co., have joined our USA Equities trading team to strengthen our capabilities. They bring a wealth of expertise and will offer valuable market insights and trading advice to our institutional and hedge fund clients. […]