There have been recent incidents of individuals and groups falsely claiming to be associated with Optima Global on social media platforms. These imposters have engaged in a variety of unauthorized conduct, including soliciting customers to carry out trading activities with them, impersonating Optima Global using the genuine names of Optima Global senior executives or employees to offer investment opportunities, claiming to offer investment training courses that are supposedly provided by Optima Global or claiming that Optima Global is backing certain initial coin offerings or is otherwise engaged in crypto related trading activity. There have also been fake websites and mobile applications that claim to be Optima Global (or associated with Optima Global) when in fact they are not. These are scams and not authorized by Optima Global in any way.

Please be aware that Optima Global does not engage in any investment activities, provide training or financial services, or conduct other regulated activities through social media platforms or messaging apps. Similarly, Optima Global, its executives and employees do not contact prospects, clients or members of the public via social media platforms or messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Discord and Telegram to offer investment opportunities. Optima Global does not offer direct investments in cryptocurrencies or other digital assets, it does not provide a trading platform to members of the public, it does not have a mobile app, and it does not offer investment training courses to the public.

Optima Global and its partners, employees, directors, officers, advisors, successors, and agents are not responsible for any conduct by unauthorized parties and channels, nor are they responsible for the services or information provided by such unauthorized parties and channels. If you have any questions or wish to ascertain whether you are communicating with an authorized representative of Optima Global, please contact us at https://optimaglobaltradingfund.com/Contact-Us. If you believe that you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, please report the matter to your local law enforcement or other relevant authorities. For India residents, you may lodge a report at the national cybercrime reporting portal (https://cybercrime.gov.in).

Jonathan D. Mercer

Principal

24 years of experience

10 years at Optima Global

MBA, Columbia Business School

B.A., University of Chicago

Jonathan Mercer is a Principal at Optima Global Trading and a senior member of the firm’s private equity team. He focuses on buyout and growth equity investments, managing the full cycle from deal sourcing and due diligence to execution and portfolio oversight. Jonathan also plays a central role in Optima Global’s secondary strategies, where he has structured complex transactions alongside leading institutional investors.

During his decade at Optima Global, Jonathan has been pivotal in expanding the firm’s private equity platform, with investments spanning technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors. He has developed a reputation for driving operational improvements and value creation in portfolio companies, while strengthening relationships with global limited partners.

Before joining Optima Global, Jonathan was a Vice President at Blackstone, specializing in leveraged buyouts and structured equity, and began his career in investment banking at Morgan Stanley.

He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

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