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Who is Jonathan Kaye, the Moelis banker on leave after New York punching incident?

Kaye has been thrust into the spotlight after a video of his altercation went viral

Details of the Brooklyn incident are still emerging, but who is the former Citigroup banker behind it?
Details of the Brooklyn incident are still emerging, but who is the former Citigroup banker behind it? Photo: Getty Images

Moelis has put a senior investment banker, Jonathan Kaye, on leave following a video that emerged of him punching a person in New York during a Pride parade in Brooklyn.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are still emerging. The Daily Mail reported that it started after pro-Palestine supporters taunted Kaye, who is Jewish, and he responded by saying they were “on the wrong side”.

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