Rothschild Expands North American Equity Advisory Practice With Addition of Matthew Sperling

NEW YORK, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rothschild today announced that Matthew Sperling has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Equity Advisory for North America.  In this role, Mr. Sperling will contribute to the further global expansion of Rothschild's leading equity advisory practice involving the provision of independent advice to issuers and their shareholders on the execution of IPOs and other offerings of equity and equity-linked securities.

Mr. Sperling, who has lead managed more than $25 billion of equity and equity-linked transactions during his career, has more than 16 years of capital markets and investment banking experience.  He was most recently a Managing Director in the equity capital markets group of Jefferies and prior to that held senior positions in the US equity capital market operations of UBS and Credit Suisse in New York.

Since 2009, Rothschild has advised on 112 equity offerings globally, worth more than $200 billion in aggregate proceeds.  Rothschild's global equity capital markets advisory team's recent track record in the Americas includes independent advice on the IPO on the NYSE of global metering group, Elster; advice to the management of NYSE-listed Petrobras of Brazil in connection with its $70 billion follow-on equity offering; and advice to the Canadian Federal Government and the Government of Ontario in connection with their participation in the IPO of General Motors.  

James A. Lawrence, CEO of Rothschild North America and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking, stated, "We are pleased to expand Rothschild's North American equity advisory franchise, as there are outstanding growth opportunities for this product in the U.S. as it is increasingly valued by the market.  Matt Sperling is an exceptional equity capital markets banker who will continue our tradition of rendering independent advice to our clients.  We look forward to his involvement in U.S. mandated transactions, as well as cross-border transactions, across all industries and sectors."

Mr. Sperling holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from Harvard College.

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Our Global Financial Advisory division provides impartial, expert advisory and execution services to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals in the areas of M&A, equity and debt financing, and restructuring. We deliver the highest quality advice with discretion, integrity and insight.

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