CHICAGO,
April 7, 2009 – BMO Capital Markets, the investment and
corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), announces
the hiring of four new Public Infrastructure bankers.
Jeff Holt, Neil
Pritz, Eric Zampol and Christopher Cochran have joined the Fixed Income
Group covering Public Sector and Infrastructure. Holt
and Pritz join as a Managing Directors and Zampol and Cochran as Vice
Presidents. Cochran’s focus will be supporting the expansion
of our firm’s
capabilities in the health care sector.
“Public infrastructure will be one of the major accelerants to the North
American economy. With the addition of seasoned and specialized investment bankers
such as Neil, Eric and Chris we are well on our way of becoming one of North
America’s leading public finance teams. We can help state and municipal
governments manage new debt offerings, refinancing and restructurings to get
their much needed infrastructure projects done now and get people back to work,” said
James Kubik, Managing Director, U.S. Public Finance.
Jeff Holt has almost
30 years of experience in investment banking, the majority of which
has been focused on working with large
maritime ports, transportation
infrastructure clients and Class 1 railroads structuring over $24 billion
in debt obligations, derivatives and other securities. Jeff’s previous
experience includes positions at Goldman Sachs & Company, PaineWebber,
First Boston and Morgan Stanley. He is a member of the Transportation Research
Board and graduated
cum laude from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Finance.
Neil Pritz was previously
a Managing Director with Banc of America Securities in Chicago where
he developed the firm’s public finance practice in the
Upper Midwest. Neil has also held leadership positions at Mesirow Financial
and Banc One Capital Markets. Neil has more than 20 years originating
and managing
new issue debt offerings, refinancings and restructurings for state and
local governments, private and public educational institutions and
other tax-exempt
borrowers. He holds a BA in Humanities from Evergreen State College,
and an MA and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Eric Zampol has
over six years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure
finance working in Goldman Sachs’ San Francisco office.
Eric focuses on large transportation and infrastructure clients and has
completed over $20 billion in debt underwritings and derivatives in
addition to being actively
involved in several significant corporate acquisitions and public concessions.
He graduated with honors from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Economics.
Previously, Christopher
Cochran was a Vice President with RBC Capital Markets in the Chicago
Public Finance office offering bond, derivative
and credit
facility financings. He earned a BBA with a concentration in Finance
and Business Economics
from University of Notre Dame.
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About BMO Capital Markets Fixed Income Group
BMO Capital Markets Fixed Income Group is a full service broker/dealer
committed to continuing to expand our capabilities in the municipal bond
marketplace. The firm specializes in debt securities, including municipal
bonds, U.S. Treasury debt, agencies, and mortgage-backed securities. We
provide services, strategies and products specifically targeted to financial
institutions, investment managers, issuers, and high net worth individuals.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial
services provider, with over 2,400 employees operating in 14 North American
offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government
clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking
products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial
Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services
providers in North America with US$361 billion total assets and 37,000
employees as at January 31, 2009.
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