KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Names Richard Steingraber as a Managing Director in its Investment Banking Team

October 16, 2006

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC Welcomes Richard Steingraber 

Richard Steingraber has joined KPMG Corporate Finance LLC’s Atlanta, Georgia office as a Managing Director with its Investment Banking Team.  Mr. Steingraber brings over 25 years of investment banking experience, having completed over 180 assignments for corporate clients including over 90 strategic advisory and M&A assignments and an equal number of completed public offerings. Mr. Steingraber has also rendered more than 40 fairness opinions and has substantial experience representing special committees of public companies.  He has extensive experience across a number of different industries, including real estate, financial services, restaurants, industrials, utilities and specialty retailing.

Prior to joining KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, Mr. Steingraber was a Managing Director at Duff & Phelps specializing in mergers and acquisitions advisory work and overseeing the firm's Atlanta investment banking office.  Before joining Duff & Phelps, Mr. Steingraber was a Managing Director of Investment Banking for Wachovia Securities, Inc. in Atlanta, also serving as the Group Leader of the Diversified Industries Group.  Earlier positions include Senior Managing Director for Interstate/Johnson Lane (which was acquired by Wachovia), a listed Southeastern New York Stock Exchange member firm, and Institutional Account Executive with Salomon Brothers.

Mr. Steingraber is a graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

About KPMG Corporate Finance LLC

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC is a leading financial adviser serving domestic and international clients. KPMG Corporate Finance offers a full suite of investment banking and advisory services and the experience and depth of knowledge in global M&A and project finance to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures, buy-outs, financings, restructurings, fairness opinions, infrastructure project finance and other advisory initiatives. Operating in 52 countries, KPMG's Corporate Finance practice comprises more than 1,600 professionals who are able to meet the needs of KPMG's firms’ clients across the globe. In 2005, KPMG's Corporate Finance practice was ranked the number one financial adviser for completing the highest number of transactions globally (429 deals totaling US$40.3 billion), according to Thomson Financial’s global M&A league tables, and in 2006 it was named global financial advisor of the year by Infrastructure Journal.

Contact Information
Richard Steingraber
Managing Director
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC 
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 2000
Atlanta, GA  30308
 
Tel:  404.979.2126
Fax:  404.745.0240
Cell: 770.596.8718
www.kpmgcorporatefinance.com