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Seabury Announces Board of Advisors for Aviation & Aerospace Practice

Dépèche transmise le 10 juin 2009 par Business Wire

Seabury Announces Board of Advisors for Aviation & Aerospace Practice

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seabury Aviation & Aerospace LLC today announced that it has formed a Board of Advisors to provide Seabury and its investment bankers, top-tier strategy consultants and technical experts with expertise on macro trends in the aviation and aerospace industries.

Seabury’s Aviation & Aerospace Board of Advisors is composed of:

• Geoff Dixon, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Qantas Airways Limited;
• Bryan Moss, President Emeritus, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation;
• Sir Ralph Robins, former Executive Chairman, Rolls-Royce plc; and
• Douglas M. Steenland, former Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Airlines.

“We are extremely pleased and honored that this distinguished group of executives has agreed to join Seabury’s Board of Advisors,” said John E. Luth, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Seabury Group LLC. “The Board of Advisors will better enable Seabury to advise its clients on industry developments and business strategy. This reinforces Seabury’s commitment to provide the highest level of service from our management team -- many of whom are also former industry executives – along with the perspectives that these recognized leaders bring to Seabury.”

About Seabury

Seabury Aviation & Aerospace LLC, which is the primary unit of Seabury Group LLC, is the largest investment banking and advisory practice serving aviation, aerospace, and cargo. Through its 175 professionals based in 10 offices on four continents, Seabury provides advisory services spanning investment banking, restructuring/corporate recovery, management consulting, IT development, and advisory services covering human capital. Seabury has advised over 250 clients spanning Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.

In total, Seabury has raised over $30 billion of capital financing for airlines, including over $3.5 billion of equity financing. Seabury is the leading global restructuring advisor in the aviation industry, having successfully managed seven of the 10 largest airline restructurings or corporate recoveries in the world.

For more information, please visit: www.seaburygroup.com