2007 Marks Another Successful Year for Recruiting at BGL

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company proudly announces the addition of 10 talented professionals to its investment banking team.

Joining the Chicago office are Megan D. Duncan as senior analyst, Thomas J. Herr, Peter J. Mangan, Peter L. Scott, Dev S. Shah and Paula K. Webb as analysts. Duncan joins BGL from A.G. Edwards Capital Markets where she was an investment banking analyst in the Financial Institutions and Real Estate Group. She graduated from University of Missouri with a B.S. in Business Administration. Herr recently completed his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law and most recently worked at CCM Advisors as an investment analyst/compliance associate. Mangan graduated with a B.S. in Finance from University of Illinois. Scott is a recent graduate of Ohio State University from the Fisher College of Business. Shah graduated from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at University of Michigan. Webb earned her B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at University of Virginia.

Joining the Cleveland office are Kevin A. Halbert, Matthew M. Koepke, George Q. Liu and Amir A. Mirheydar as analysts. Halbert and Koepke both graduated in May from the School of Business Administration at Miami University. Liu earned his B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and Mirheydar also graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences.

Cleveland associate Lawrence A. Vincek and analyst, Dean L. Schmitt, have both relocated to the Chicago office.

“We again have achieved a successful outcome for our on-campus recruiting program. With our firm deal flow at record levels, building our analyst support team is essential to our continued success. Our reputation for achieving results for our clients in excess of their expectations requires the quality of individuals represented by these outstanding new hires,” stated Michael E. Gibbons, senior managing director & principal at BGL.

BGL will visit Indiana University, Miami University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, University of Illinois, University of Michigan and University of Notre Dame this September and October to recruit analysts and associates.

About Brown Gibbons Lang & Company

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company is a leading independent investment bank serving middle market companies and their owners throughout the U.S. and internationally. BGL’s professionals are experts in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity placements, and financial restructurings. BGL is the U.S. partner firm in Global M&A, one of the world’s leading partnerships of top-tier, mid-market, cross-border investment banks. Global M&A was named 2005 Investment Bank of the Year by The M&A Advisor. For more information, please visit www.bglco.com