Macquarie Capital Hires Frawley to Head M&A

Macquarie Group announced that James F. Frawley will be joining the firm as a senior managing director and U.S. head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Frawley will join Macquarie from FBR & Co., where he served as head of Mergers & Acquisitions and head of FBR s New York investment banking office. Frawley will report to Michael Silverton, head of U.S. Product Banking for Macquarie Capital.

“I am delighted to welcome Jim to Macquarie,” said Rob Redmond, U.S. head of Macquarie Capital, the firm s corporate finance group. “Jim’s deep M&A expertise complement our already strong product offerings and will further help us to deliver holistic and customized solutions to our clients.”

Prior to joining FBR, Frawley was the co-founder of Legacy Partners Group, an independent investment banking firm that was acquired by FBR in 2007. Prior to Legacy, Frawley headed the mergers and acquisitions effort in the global chemicals sector at Credit Suisse First Boston. Frawley joined CSFB in November 2000 when CSFB acquired Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. At DLJ, Frawley had served in the firm’s Exclusive Sales Group and was a senior vice president in the M&A Group.