FBR Announces the Addition of Two M&A Specialists Continuing Buildout of Advisory Business
18 September 2013 - 6:30AM
FBR & Co. (Nasdaq:FBRC) ("FBR" or the "Company"), a leading
investment bank serving the middle market, announced today that
Warren N. Romine and Matthew W. Spain have joined the firm as
Managing Directors in the Company's Diversified Industrials
Investment Banking Group. Both men will focus primarily on the
continuing expansion of the Investment Bank's advisory business.
"This is an exciting time for our banking group and specifically
the industrials sector. On the heels of the completion of several
important transactions in the sector already this year, adding two
professionals of the caliber of Warren and Matt should only help to
further our growing momentum and market leadership, particularly in
our advisory practice," said Kenneth P. Slosser, Executive Vice
President and Head of Investment Banking. "Warren and Matt will
further enhance our advisory capabilities which we continue to
strategically expand across sectors."
Mr. Romine began his investment banking career in 1993 and has
held positions at Jefferies Group Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co.
Most recently, he served as Director at Houlihan Lokey Howard &
Zukin where his principal responsibilities included mergers &
acquisitions (M&A) advisory assignments in the aerospace,
defense, and government contracting sectors. Mr. Romine earned a
B.A. in Accounting from Morehouse College and an M.B.A. from
Harvard University. He will be based in the Company's Arlington, VA
headquarters.
Mr. Spain brings nearly 20 years of industry experience. He
comes to FBR from Imperial Capital, LLC in Los Angeles, CA where he
was Managing Director and Head of the General Industrials Group.
Prior to Imperial, Mr. Spain consulted to The Gores Group and held
positions at UBS, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, NationsBanc
Montgomery Securities, Inc. and Fuji Bank, Ltd. Mr. Spain earned
his Bachelor's Degree at Southern Methodist University and an
M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Spain will be
based in the Company's Irvine, CA office.
FBR & Co. (Nasdaq:FBRC) provides investment banking, merger
and acquisition advisory, institutional brokerage, and research
services through its subsidiary FBR Capital Markets & Co. FBR
focuses capital and financial expertise on the following industry
sectors: consumer; diversified industrials; energy & natural
resources; financial institutions; insurance; real estate; and
technology, media & telecom. FBR is headquartered in the
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with offices throughout the
United States. For more information, please visit www.fbr.com.
CONTACT: Investors:
Bradley J. Wright
703.312.9678
bwright@fbr.com
Media:
Shannon Small
703.469.1190
ssmall@fbr.com
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