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BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), has appointed Elizabeth Marin as Managing Director in the firm's Financial Institutions Group. Marin will focus primarily on identifying and providing strategic and financial solutions for a wide range of specialty finance companies.
“Liz brings more than 12 years of industry experience, and she will be a tremendous partner as we continue to expand our efforts in this important sector,” said Erik van Nispen, Head of BMO Capital Markets' Financial Institutions Group in the U.S.
Marin was most recently with Wachovia Securities, where she was a Director in the Financial Institutions Group, focused on relationships in the specialty finance sector. Prior to that, she spent four years at Banc of America Securities, LLC as a Principal and Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group. From 1999 to 2001, Marin was a Vice President in Financial Institutions at Salomon Smith Barney. She holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Fairfield University.
BMO Capital Markets continues to solidify its growing position and reputation among North American investment banks with recent successful transactions that include the US$122 million initial public offering of FCStone Group, Inc., a broad-based commodity risk management and trading company for which BMO Capital Markets served as joint book runner. This transaction represents the best performing U.S. IPO in 2007, year to date according to Dealogic.
About BMO Capital Markets' Financial Institutions Group
For more than 50 years, BMO Capital Markets has been working with companies engaged in the North American Financial Institutions sector. BMO's historic commitment includes working with futures and securities firms, specialty finance companies, banks and thrifts, asset managers, insurance companies and financial technology companies. To learn more about BMO Capital Markets' Financial Institutions Group, visit: http://www.bmocm.com/industry/us/fi/default.aspx.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading North American financial services provider offering investment and corporate banking, advisory services, treasury and market risk management, institutional investing, and research. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), which has total assets of US$306 billion as at January 31, 2007, and more than 35,000 employees.
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