Deutsche Bank Expands US Convertible and Equity-Linked Solutions Practice; Peter Barna Joins as a Director

Barna joins Deutsche Bank after eight years with Merrill Lynch,where he was a Director in Equity-Linked Capital Markets and hadresponsibility for both public and private equity derivatives. Beforejoining Merrill Lynch, Barna worked for Moore Capital and Coopers andLybrand.

"Peter is a talented and creative banker and his expertise isperfectly suited for our continued push into innovative equity-linkedsolutions for our corporate clients," said Harris. "Convertibles andprivate equity derivatives are successful and growing products for us,so we are excited to have another experienced banker join our team."

"We have a strong global franchise structuring derivativesolutions for our clients," said Serge Marquie, Head of Global MarketsEquity Structuring. "We see tremendous opportunity in the US, andadding a talented banker like Peter will help us continue to build ourbusiness in this important market."

Barna earned his BA in Accountancy from Villanova University andan MBA from New York University.

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