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Tue, October 26, 2010 KBW Announces Senior Hires in Real Estate Investment Banking
NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), a full service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, is expanding its real estate business with the addition of two key senior hires in its Real Estate Investment Banking Group. Andrew Dietz has joined the firm as Managing Director and Simon Leopold will arrive as Managing Director in January, both reporting directly to Michael Errichetti, Head of KBWa™s Real Estate Investment Banking Group in New York.
"KBW is focused on growing its real estate business and the addition of Simon and Andrew underscores an unparalleled commitment to hiring top talent who can position the company for future growth"
Simon Leopold comes to KBW as a Managing Director after nearly 12 years at Deutsche Bank as a Managing Director in its Real Estate Investment Banking Group. At KBW, he will be responsible for further developing and strengthening the firm's REIT and private real estate client relationships in the United States. Mr. Leopold holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and an MBA from Yale University's School of Management. He will join the firm in January.
Andrew Dietz has joined KBW as a Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group and is responsible for the firma™s Real Estate Private Equity Placement business. Prior to KBW, he was a founder and senior member of Eastdil Secureda™s Private Equity Capital raising team, completing over $10 billion of equity raises for significant private and public real estate clients including Cargill, Prologis, Regency, Douglas Emmett and Avalon Bay. Mr. Dietz is a graduate of Yale Universitya™s School of Management and completed his undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations at Brandeis University.
"KBW is focused on growing its real estate business and the addition of Simon and Andrew underscores an unparalleled commitment to hiring top talent who can position the company for future growth,a said Michael Errichetti, Head of KBW's Real Estate Investment Banking Group. aSimon and Andrew bring a wealth of industry knowledge and advisory relationships and we are excited to have them on our team.a
About KBW:
KBW operates in the U.S., Europe and Asia through its broker dealer subsidiaries, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Limited and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Asia Limited. It also offers asset management services through KBW Asset Management, Inc. Founded in 1962, the firm is widely recognized as a leading authority in the banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking, real estate and specialty finance sectors. The firm has established industry-leading positions in the areas of research, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as sales and trading in equities and debt securities of financial services and real estate companies.
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