Harris Williams & Co. Continues to Develop its International Partnership with Close Brothers; Firm's Professional Relocates to London.RICHMOND, Va. -- Harris Williams & Co. is pleased to announce the continued development of its exclusive international partnership with Close Brothers through the temporary relocation of its professional, Michael Bor, to Close Brothers' office in London. Mr. Bor relocated in April, 2006 and will reside in London through 2007 to facilitate cross-border engagements. Harris Williams & Co. maintains an exclusive partnership with Close Brothers, one of the leading financial advisors in Europe who was recently named European Boutique of the Year for 2005 by Finance News. The partnership focuses on the needs of middle market companies and private equity firms, specifically originating and executing cross-border transactions. A reciprocity reciprocity In international trade, the granting of mutual concessions on tariffs, quotas, or other commercial restrictions. Reciprocity implies that these concessions are neither intended nor expected to be generalized to other countries with which the contracting parties program strengthens the relationship by allowing investment banking professionals from each firm to gain experience working in one another's office. This is the Harris Williams & Co.'s second consecutive placement of a professional abroad. "Having a professional on the ground in Europe to coordinate our collective efforts has been highly successful," said Chris Williams, co-founder and Managing Director of Harris Williams & Co. "Michael Bor has been working with the Close Brothers team to facilitate our collaboration and has been making tremendous contributions to our partnership." Co-founder and Managing Director Hiter Harris added, "Our partnership with Close Brothers has provided significant opportunity in a global market. As an example, we recently co-advised on the Knurr transaction and continue to see new ways to leverage our collective experience." Additional information about Harris Williams & Co.'s relationship with Close Brothers and its cross-border activity is available on the firm's website, www.harriswilliams.com. Michael Bor can be reached in London at +44 (0)207 655 3107 or by email at michael.bor@cbcf.com. Harris Williams & Co., a member of The PNC Financial Services PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of $92.0 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PNC PNC Purdue University North Central (Westville, Indiana) PnC Point 'n Click PNC Police National Computer PNC People's National Congress (Guyana) PNC People's National Congress ), is one of the largest mergers and acquisitions advisory firms in the country focused exclusively on the middle market. With offices in Richmond, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Boston, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis, Harris Williams & Co. represents private equity groups as well as publicly and privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. worldwide. Harris Williams & Co. is the trade name under which Harris Williams LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control conducts its business. Member NASD/SIPC. |
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