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Imperial Capital Opens New Office in Boston; Hires Two Senior High Yield Salespeople From Barclays Capital
| Source: Imperial Capital
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2009) - Imperial Capital, a full-service investment
banking firm, announced today that the firm has opened a new office in
Boston. The strategic location will initially be staffed with Christopher
(Chip) Mellen and Diana Knightly, who are both joining the firm as Managing
Directors, High Yield Sales, in the Institutional Sales and Trading Group.
The senior hires and location will allow Imperial Capital to further expand
and strengthen its relationships with institutional clients. Before joining
Imperial, Mr. Mellen and Ms. Knightly were both Directors, High Yield Sales
at Barclays Capital. With these hires, Imperial Capital has increased its
firm-wide institutional sales and trading team to 49 professionals.
Chip Mellen has over 20 years experience in institutional sales, 15 of
which have been in high yield sales. Before joining Imperial, Mr. Mellen
was a Director, High Yield Sales at Barclays Capital and a Senior Vice
President, High Yield Sales at Lehman Brothers. Diana Knightly has 13 years
of experience in high yield sales. Prior to Imperial, she was a Director,
High Yield Sales at Barclays Capital and a Senior Vice President, High
Yield Sales at Lehman Brothers.
"Establishing a Boston office helps us to better serve our institutional
clients. The addition of Chip and Diana, each with significant high yield
sales experience and relationships, underscores our commitment to serving
the institutional community," said Jason Reese, CEO of Imperial Capital
Group.
Imperial Capital's new office is located at 101 Arch Street, Suite 1763,
Boston, MA 02110. The main office number is 617-478-7600.
About Imperial Capital, LLC
Imperial Capital, founded in 1997, is a full-service investment banking
firm with offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Boston and
Houston. The firm currently employs over 160 professionals and offers a
wide range of proprietary products and services to institutional investors,
middle market companies, and private equity firms. Imperial Capital
provides institutional clients research and sales and trading of high yield
and distressed debt securities, bank debt, convertible bonds, preferred
stocks, and equities. The firm provides middle market companies and
financial sponsors with capital markets, M&A, capital structure,
restructuring and recapitalization advisory services. More information
about Imperial Capital can be found at www.imperialcapital.com.