Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Cowen Group, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer's knowledge:
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| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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| Date: | March 23, 2017 | | /s/ PETER A. COHEN | |
| | | | Name: Peter A. Cohen
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) | |
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| | | | /s/ STEPHEN A. LASOTA | |
| | | | Name: Stephen A. Lasota
Title: Chief Financial Officer (principal financial
officer and principal accounting officer) | |
* The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document
