Raymond James Financial : expands Energy Advisory team with addition of senior engineers to its Investment Banking group

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August 8, 2016

RAYMOND JAMES EXPANDS ENERGY ADVISORY TEAM WITH ADDITION OF SENIOR ENGINEERS TO ITS INVESTMENT BANKING GROUP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James is growing its Energy Investment Banking practice with the hiring of two senior petroleum engineers, Carla Tharp and Michael Eichhorn. Tharp and Eichhorn are highly experienced engineers whose nearly 50 combined years of energy and finance expertise will help expand the technical and advisory capabilities available to Raymond James clients.

'Despite the recent pullback in oil prices, the energy sector has shown significant improvement, and we expect the A&D and M&A markets to heat up and present our clients with opportunities to scale their businesses,' said Mike Ames, managing director and co-head of the Energy Investment Banking practice. 'These market conditions demand sophisticated counsel, and Carla and Michael will use their considerable skills and networks to ensure our clients meet their goals.'

Tharp joins Raymond James as a managing director with more than 30 years' experience in the energy industry. Most recently she was an executive with M&A advisory firm Lantana Energy Advisors, a division of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Eichhorn, a senior vice president, spent 15 years at Marathon Oil and joins Raymond James from Goldman Sachs.

About Raymond James Investment Banking
Raymond James Investment Banking offers highly regarded capital formation and financial advisory services. Since 2009, Raymond James has participated in raising over $600 billion in capital for its corporate clients and completed more than 450 advisory assignments, including nearly 400 M&A buy-side or sell-side advisory assignments.

About Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. The company has approximately 6,800 financial advisors serving in excess of 2.8 million client accounts in more than 2,800 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are approximately $535 billion. Public since 1983, the firm has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1986 under the symbol RJF. Additional information is available at www.raymondjames.com.