Bio

Edward Kovary Jr. is a Managing Director and Head of SPAC Capital Markets. With over 25 years of Wall Street experience, Mr. Kovary specializes in SPAC underwritings, originating and executing equity transactions across various sectors and geographies. Prior to joining BTIG, he was Co-Head of Capital Markets at EarlyBird Capital, where he was instrumental in building the platform into a boutique bank. He has brought 140 SPAC issuers to market and completed over 85 de-SPAC mergers. Previously, he was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Nasdaq Trading at ING Barings. Mr. Kovary began his career as a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs. He holds a BS from Cornell University.