NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investing arm of Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”) (ASX:MQG; ADR:MQBKY), today announced the appointment of Guillermo Sierra as a Managing Director in Macquarie Capital’s Infrastructure Group. Mr. Sierra will cover the midstream energy and MLP space, including pipelines, LNG, terminals and gathering and processing plants. Mr. Sierra will be based in Macquarie Capital’s Houston office.
Mr. Sierra has deep transaction experience including advising on a number of bellwether transactions in the sector. Mr. Sierra was most recently a Director with Credit Suisse based in Houston, where he focused on executing M&A transactions for midstream energy clients. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Sierra was Chief Strategy Officer and Head of M&A for USD Group (“USDG”), where he was responsible for the M&A group as well as for the recapitalization, restructuring and go-public process for the company. Prior to USDG, Mr. Sierra was at Evercore Partners (“Evercore”), where he helped build a successful midstream energy platform and advised on more than 40 midstream M&A transactions. Prior to Evercore, Mr. Sierra held positions with Barclays Capital / Lehman Brothers where he focused on the midstream energy space.
"We are excited to have Guillermo join the team to strengthen our midstream energy capabilities and expand our presence in Houston," said Nick Butcher, Head of Infrastructure and Resources for Macquarie Capital. "His extensive M&A transaction knowledge, deep client relationships and entrepreneurial experience across the sector further strengthens our team’s ability to provide strategic transaction advice and capital solutions to our growing client base in the midstream energy space.”
Mr. Sierra received his Bachelor of Science from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.
About Macquarie Group
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. Macquarie acts on behalf of institutional, corporate and retail clients and counterparties around the world. Founded in 1969, Macquarie operates in more than 70 office locations in 28 countries. Macquarie employs approximately 14,372 people and has assets under management of more than $367 billion (as of March 31, 2016).
Macquarie Capital comprises Macquarie Group’s corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investing capabilities. Macquarie Capital’s expertise spans a variety of industry sectors including telecommunications, media, entertainment, gaming, financial institutions, energy, resources, real estate, infrastructure, utilities and renewables.
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