Blackstone Adds Senior Financial Services Banker
New York, June 30, 2008: The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) today announced that Thomas D. Stoddard has joined the firm’s Corporate Advisory business as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Stoddard was previously a founding partner of Barrett Ellman Stoddard Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in the financial services sector.
Mr. Stoddard’s 17 years of transaction experience as an investment banker, corporate lawyer and asset-based commercial lender most recently include several years with DLJ and Credit Suisse where he specialized in providing strategic M&A advice to financial services companies. He was also head of Credit Suisse’s global insurance group and on the investment banking committee that reviewed and approved fairness and other advisory opinions.
Hamilton ‘Tony” James, President and COO of Blackstone said; “We are delighted to have Tom join our rapidly growing financial institutions advisory practice. He was a true star in the FIG group at Credit Suisse. His many years of experience advising major institutions will provide a great complement to our existing expertise across the whole financial services sector.”
Tom Stoddard added; “I am thrilled to be joining an exceptional team of professionals at such a successful firm. Blackstone is uniquely positioned today to serve financial services companies at a time when they need distinctive ideas and expert guidance.”
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