LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 15, 2016) - Imperial Capital Group, LLC ("Imperial Capital"), announced that its affiliate, Imperial Capital (International) LLP ("Imperial UK"), continues to expand its institutional sales and trading presence in the UK with recent sales hiring efforts along with the Best Ideas Presentation Series scheduled in Paris and London this week. Imperial UK added two senior sales professionals in its London Office covering institutional investors in the UK and Europe with the hiring of Aneta McGuinness and Antonio Mannino, both Senior Vice Presidents. Imperial Capital's team of investment professionals will also be in Paris and London this week, bringing the Firm's Best Ideas Presentation Series, delivering to local clients its top investment ideas, backed by analysis from key Imperial Capital Analysts.

"With the hiring of Aneta and Antonio, we are executing Imperial Capital's global hiring strategy as we continue to add seasoned sales and trading professionals to join our core business," said Tom Corcoran, President of Imperial Capital, LLC. "We are committed to expanding our franchise in Europe allowing us to better serve the European institutional investor community."

Aneta McGuinness joins Imperial UK in its Credit Sales Group with over 17 years of European fixed income sales experience in the European market. Prior to joining Imperial UK, Mrs. McGuinness was a Managing Director of Fixed Income Sales at CRT Capital. Prior to this, Mrs. McGuinness was a Managing Director of European High Yield Sales for Sterne Agee and an Executive Director of European High Yield Sales for UBS AG. Mrs. McGuinness earned a BSc. in Insurance and Investment from CASS Business School.

In addition, Antonio Mannino joined Imperial UK Credit Sales with over 15 years of credit sales and trading experience specifically covering Italian hedge fund and real money clients. Most recently, Mr. Mannino was a Director of Fixed Income at Société Générale, with a focus in Investment Grade and High Yield Credit Sales. Mr. Mannino graduated from Bocconi University with a degree in Economics.

Imperial Capital's Best Ideas Presentation Series is hosted in the most influential destinations across the globe such as: New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Toronto and Boston. During each event, Imperial Capital's leading team of investment research and trading desk analysis professionals present their top investment ideas in bank loans, high yield bonds, investment grade corporates, equities and emerging markets.

"We are pleased to be returning to London and Paris to deliver our Best Ideas to institutional investors in these two key markets. During the course of 2016, Imperial Capital has expanded its Best Ideas Presentation Series to ten cities across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, bringing valuable investment recommendations and unique insights to our client base," said Edward P. Mally, CFA, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Research at Imperial Capital.

About Imperial Capital, LLC

Imperial Capital, LLC is a full-service investment bank offering a uniquely integrated platform of comprehensive services to institutional investors and middle market companies. We offer sophisticated sales and trading services to institutional investors and a wide range of investment banking advisory, capital markets and restructuring services to middle market corporate clients. Paired with our proprietary research and sales & trading desk analysis, we provide investment analysis across an issuer's capital structure, including bank loans, debt securities, the hybrid/bank capital marketplace (through our ELP Framework), post-reorganization equities, special situations claims and listed and unlisted equities. Our comprehensive and integrated service platform, expertise across the global capital structure, and deep industry sector knowledge enable us to provide clients with research driven ideas, superior advisory services, and trade execution. We are quick to identify opportunities under any market conditions and we have a proven track record of offering creative, proprietary solutions to our clients. Imperial Capital, LLC has three principal businesses: Investment Banking, Institutional Sales & Trading and Institutional Research. More information about Imperial Capital, LLC can be found at www.imperialcapital.com.

About Imperial Capital (International), LLP

Imperial Capital International, founded in 2011, is an affiliate of Imperial Capital, LLC with an office in central London. Complementing Imperial Capital's existing fixed income sales and trading franchise, Imperial Capital International expanded the Imperial Capital franchise into the EEA. The company focuses on selling the entire credit spectrum and capital structure to its European institutional clients.

For more information regarding Imperial Capital, LLC, founded in 1997, please contact:

Mark Martis
Chief Operating Officer
(310) 246-3674
mmartis@imperialcapital.com

For more information regarding Imperial Capital (International), LLP, please contact:

Brian Robertson
Managing Director
44 (0) 207 650 5401
brobertson@imperialcapital.com