PJ SOLOMON Expands Energy Advisory Group

New Hire Appointments Enhance the firmÔÇÖs Upstream Technical
Capabilities

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PJ
SOLOMON, an investment banking advisory firm, today announced the
appointments of Brendan Matthews and Dante Caravaggio to the firmÔÇÖs
Energy Advisory Group. Mr. Matthews and Mr. Caravaggio join a growing
team in Houston, Texas dedicated to providing strategic advisory
services to clients across the energy chain.

Mr. Matthews, who will serve as a Director, joins the firm from
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., where he most recently was a Senior Vice
President. His primary role and responsibilities include the
coordination of the firmÔÇÖs business development objectives and strategic
marketing initiatives covering its energy clients. Mr. MatthewsÔÇÖ career
has been dedicated to energy investment banking, with a primary focus on
mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Caravaggio joins PJ SOLOMON from ConocoPhillips, where he worked as
reservoir engineer in both exploration and asset planning roles. He has
extensive subsurface modeling and analytical skills acquired through
appraising unconventional acreage across the US.

ÔÇ£Our valued advisory capabilities and expertise are highly aligned with
the needs of public and private companies across the energy sector,ÔÇØ
said Marc Cooper, Chief Executive Officer of PJ SOLOMON. ÔÇ£Brendan and
Dante are both key additions to our team and we look forward to
continuing to build a strong presence in this important market.ÔÇØ

During his career, Mr. Matthews has participated in the execution of
more than 60 upstream and midstream A&D transactions totaling $50
billion. His extensive transactional experience stretches across several
conventional and unconventional regions throughout the U.S., with a
recent successful track record in both the Permian Basin and
Mid-Continent. Prior to his tenure at Citigroup, Mr. Matthews was a Vice
President at RBC Richardson Barr, where he spent nearly seven years,
after serving as an Analyst at Jefferies & Company.

At ConocoPhillips, Mr. Caravaggio regularly evaluated merits of
unsolicited offers and acreage swaps with competitors, including
spearheading subsurface and economic analyses for McKenzie and Dunn
County. His numerical subsurface modeling background was used to help
forecast production for new and existing development acreage. Prior to
joining ConocoPhillips, Mr. Caravaggio was a reserves and simulation
engineer at Encana.

ÔÇ£Enhancing our upstream technical capabilities continues to be a
fundamental priority for us,ÔÇØ added George Ward, Head of PJ SOLOMONÔÇÖs
Energy Advisory Group. ÔÇ£We are thrilled to have Brendan and Dante join
our team. Their experience, skills and deep sector knowledge will be
invaluable to our client base.ÔÇØ

About PJ SOLOMON

Founded nearly 30 years ago, PJ SOLOMON is one of the leading financial
advisory firms on Wall Street, with a legacy as one of the first
independent investment banks. We advise on mergers, acquisitions, sales,
restructurings, recapitalizations, capital markets solutions and
activism defense across a range of industries, including retail, grocery
and restaurants, media and entertainment, energy, infrastructure and
power.

We offer unmatched industry knowledge in the sectors we cover, providing
comprehensive strategic solutions, tailored to generate long-term
shareholder value.

Today PJ SOLOMON is an independently operated affiliate of Natixis, part
of Groupe BPCE, a top 10 European and a top 20 global bank. Our clients
enjoy proprietary access to an international advisory and financing
platform with coverage throughout North and South America, EMEA and Asia.

For further information, please visit www.pjsolomon.com

Contacts

PJ SOLOMON
Scott Paer, 212-508-1697
[email protected]
or
Diane
Coffey, 212-508-1605
[email protected]