Duff & Phelps Announces Acquisition of Chanin Capital Partners

New York, November 1 (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Restructuring Business Unit Enhances Service Offering

Duff & Phelps, one of the world's leading independent financial
advisory firms, announced today that it has acquired Chanin Capital
Partners, a specialty investment bank with a leading position
advising stakeholders in distressed situations. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.

Noah Gottdiener, Chief Executive Officer of Duff & Phelps, said
"the acquisition of Chanin Capital Partners will enable Duff & Phelps
to provide an enhanced service offering with respect to companies,
creditors and other stakeholders in financially distressed
situations. Chanin is a firm that shares our commitment to providing
exceptional client service with the highest level of integrity,
independence and professionalism."

Chanin Capital Partners provides a variety of financial advisory
services, including financial restructuring, merger & acquisition
advisory, capital raising and fairness and solvency opinions. Founded
in 1984, Chanin has principal offices in Los Angeles and New York,
with additional presence in Detroit and London.

Gerry Creagh, President of Duff & Phelps, said "the additional
scale in these services and the nature of Chanin's business further
diversifies our service portfolio, and reinforces our commitment to
protecting, recovering and maximizing value for our clients."

Skip Victor, Senior Managing Director and co-founder of Chanin,
said "my colleagues and I are very excited to be joining a financial
advisory services firm with such an outstanding reputation as Duff &
Phelps. The people, clients and integrated service offering of Duff &
Phelps are an ideal platform to enable us to continue to provide the
excellent client service for which we are known in the marketplace."

Russell Belinsky, Senior Managing Director and co-founder of
Chanin, said "Duff & Phelps has an impressive corporate client list,
and we believe this transaction will provide us with opportunities to
offer our restructuring advisory services to a broader universe of
clients through an expanded global platform. Similarly, hedge funds,
institutional bondholders, and private equity firms with whom we have
strong relationships represent an important growth area for Duff &
Phelps."

Chanin's financial restructuring business will continue to operate
under the Chanin name, as a business unit of Duff & Phelps. Chanin's
investment banking business will operate under Duff & Phelps
Securities, LLC, an NASD registered broker-dealer.

Putnam Lovell NBF served as the exclusive financial advisor to
Chanin Capital Partners on this transaction.

About Duff & Phelps

Duff & Phelps is one of the world's leading independent financial
advisory firms serving client needs in the areas of valuation,
investment banking and transaction advice, and dispute consulting.
Duff & Phelps is the foremost provider of industry focused,
independent and objective valuation insight and advice. Services
include financial reporting and tax valuation, transfer pricing, real
estate and fixed asset services, merger and acquisition advisory,
financial restructurings, fairness and solvency opinions, due
diligence and dispute consulting. With more than 800 employees
serving clients worldwide through offices in the United States,
Europe and Asia, Duff & Phelps is committed to delivering insightful
advice and service Of exceptional quality, integrity and
objectivity. For more information, Visit www.duffandphelps.com.

NEW YORK, November 1 /PRNewswire/ --

About Chanin Capital Partners

Chanin Capital Partners is a top-ranked specialty investment
banking firm that provides financial advisory services, including for
Financial Restructurings; Mergers & Acquisitions; Fairness, Valuation
and Solvency Opinions; and Capital Raising. With offices in Detroit,
London, Los Angeles and New York, Chanin Capital Partners is one of
the largest, independent, specialty investment banks providing
financial advisory services for the middle market and for distressed
transactions. Since 1984, the professionals of Chanin Capital
Partners have consummated more than US$29 billion in mergers and
acquisitions mandates, completed more than US$146 billion in
financial restructuring transactions, and delivered hundreds of
fairness and solvency opinions and valuation reports. For more
information, visit www.chanin.com.

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