Robert Nordlinger Joins Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller

LONDON, NEW YORK and CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran
Caronia Waller ("FPKCCW"), a leading global investment bank specializing in
the financial services sector, announced today that Robert Nordlinger has
joined the firm as a Managing Director. Mr. Nordlinger will join the team
providing coverage and execution for the North American Depository
Institutions Group.

Mr. Nordlinger has more than 20 years experience in a strategic advisory and
capital raising role serving a wide range of bank clients. Prior to joining
FPKCCW, Mr. Nordlinger was a member of the Financial Institutions Group at
JPMorgan, where his activities included providing advisory and capital raising
services to small and mid-cap banks. He also held positions at JPMorgan's Debt
Capital Markets and Bank Strategy Groups in the U.S., and its Structured
Finance Group in London. Prior to working for JPMorgan, Mr. Nordlinger worked
in New York for eight years in the Capital Markets Division of Merrill Lynch.
"We extend a warm welcome to Rob and look forward to his valuable assistance
in serving our clients and expanding our very important North American
Institutions Depository business," said John Roddy, FPKCCW's Head of North
American Depository Institutions Group.

About Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller

Founded in 1971, with offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Hartford, San
Francisco, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, FPKCCW is one of the leading global
specialist investment banks focused exclusively on the financial services
sector. Our reputation has been built around our equity research team which
has consistently been recognized by institutional investors for its quality
and independence. FPKCCW is also a leading underwriter of equity securities
and actively serves as a strategic advisor providing advice on mergers and
acquisitions, corporate restructurings and equity capital market transactions
for banks, insurance companies and other financial services companies around
the world. FPKCCW has been consistently ranked among the leaders in insurance
investment banking transactions.

For further information, please visit our website at www.fpk.com.

Contact:

Tiffany Gosnell
(312) 425 4074
tiffany.gosnell@fpk.com

SOURCE Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller

Tiffany Gosnell of Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller, +1-312-425-4074,
tiffany.gosnell@fpk.com