Macquarie Group ("Macquarie") (ASX: MQG; ADR: MQBKY) today announced that Andrew Guida has joined Macquarie Capital as a Managing Director focused on Bank & Thrift and Specialty Finance within the Financial Institutions Group (FIG), based in the firm's New York office.

Mr. Guida has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, having advised a broad range of financial institution clients. He joins from FBR & Co., where he was a Managing Director in their Financial Institutions Group focused on M&A, advisory and capital raising primarily for small and mid-cap Bank Thrift. Prior to FBR, he was based in London as an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley.

"We are delighted to welcome Andrew to Macquarie. His specialized experience with financial institution clients, in addition to a global perspective gained from his experience in Europe, are well suited to our FIG franchise. His focus on depository and specialty finance will help strengthen the capabilities we bring to clients, particularly in light of our active domestic and cross-border deal flow," said John Roddy, Senior Managing Director and Macquarie's US Head of FIG.

Mr. Guida holds an MBA from Cornell University and a BA from Washington & Lee University.

About Macquarie

Macquarie Group (Macquarie) is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. Macquarie's main business focus is making returns by providing a diversified range of services to clients. Founded in 1969, Macquarie operates in more than 70 office locations in 28 countries and employs more than 13,400 people. Assets under management total approximately $353 billion at September 30, 2012. For more information, visit www.macquarie.com.

Macquarie Capital provides advisory, capital raising and principal investing to corporate, financial sponsor and government clients involved in M&A, debt and equity fund raising, corporate restructuring, project finance and Public Private Partnerships. In the US, Macquarie Capital has continued to expand its client offerings, creating deep specialist sector expertise through targeted acquisitions and key hires, and building a comprehensive advisory and capital markets platform.

For more information, visit www.macquarie.com/us and www.macquarie.com/blueprint.

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