EXHIBIT 99.1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D filed on March 12, 2010 (including additional amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Cowen Group, Inc. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.
Dated March 12, 2010 | BA ALPINE HOLDINGS, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Gavin Burke | |||
Name: Gavin Burke Title: Attorney-in-Fact | ||||
By: | /s/ Aaron Witte | |||
Name: Aaron Witte Title: Attorney-in-Fact | ||||
UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG | ||||
By: | /s/ Gavin Burke | |||
Name: Gavin Burke Title: Attorney-in-Fact | ||||
By: | /s/ Aaron Witte | |||
Name: Aaron Witte Title: Attorney-in-Fact | ||||
UNICREDIT S.P.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ Sergio Pietro Ermotti | |||
Name: Sergio Pietro Ermotti Title: Deputy CEO and Head of CIB & PB Strategic Business Area |