B. Riley FBR Adds Corporate Restructuring Veteran Alex Rohan as Senior Managing Director

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- B. Riley FBR, Inc. (“B. Riley FBR”), a leading full service investment bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc., announced today that Alex Rohan has joined the firm as a Senior Managing Director in its Corporate Restructuring division. Rohan brings over 25 years of investment banking, legal and financial advisory experience, most of which has involved all aspects of complex corporate restructurings. He is based in the firm’s New York office.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Alex to our Corporate Restructuring group,” said Perry Mandarino, Co-Head of Investment Banking and Head of Corporate Restructuring. “His extensive restructuring experience combined with his multi-disciplined background and expertise across all industries will enable us to further provide our clients with unparalleled strategic advice and execution.”

Throughout his career, Rohan has completed over 150 transactions with aggregate value in excess of $100 billion including balance sheet restructurings, liability management, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, business unit dispositions, and collective bargaining agreements.

Rohan previously served as a Managing Director with Guggenheim Securities where he advised on ground-breaking restructuring and liability management transactions. Prior to Guggenheim, Rohan was a Managing Director in the Restructuring and Recapitalization Group at Jefferies, and previously held senior positions with Genworth Financial/GE Asset Management, and served as a restructuring attorney with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

“B. Riley FBR has continually proven to be an industry leader in investment banking and restructuring,” said Rohan. “The combination of a diverse platform and direct access to multiple complementary business units and resources make this firm unique. I’m excited to join the team and look forward to making a meaningful contribution to this firm.”

Rohan earned his JD from New York University School of Law and a BBA in Public Accounting from Pace University. He is a FINRA Registered Representative and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the May Ellen and Gerald Ritter Foundation, BuildOn, and the Catholic Foundation of Brooklyn and Queens.

For more information, visit www.brileyfbr.com.

About B. Riley FBR, Inc.
B. Riley FBR, Inc. is a leading investment bank which provides corporate finance, research and sales and trading to corporate, institutional and high net worth individual clients. Investment banking services include initial, secondary and follow-on offerings, institutional private placements and merger and acquisitions advisory services, and corporate restructuring. The firm is nationally recognized for its highly ranked proprietary equity research.

About B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY)
B. Riley Financial provides collaborative financial services and solutions tailored to fit the capital raising and financial advisory needs of public and private companies and high net worth individuals. The company operates through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, including B. Riley FBR, a full-service investment bank and institutional brokerage; Great American Group, a leading provider of asset disposition, appraisal, corporate advisory and valuation services; GlassRatner, a specialty financial advisory services and consulting firm; B. Riley Wealth Management, B. Riley Asset Management and B. Riley Alternatives, which offer investment management to institutional and high net worth investors; Great American Capital Partners, which originates and underwrites senior secured loans for asset-rich companies; and B. Riley Principal Investments, which invests in or acquires companies and assets with attractive return profiles.

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