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Bear Stearns Makes Two Key Appointments in Structured Equity Products

October 08, 2007 // Franchising.com // London — Bear, Stearns International Limited today announced that it has made two senior additions to its London-based European structured equity products team. Shilpa Amin and Olivier Mathys have been appointed as managing directors in structured equity products, Europe.

Leonardo Giangreco, Co-Head of Equity Sales for Bear Stearns in Europe, commented, "We are delighted to welcome Shilpa and Olivier to Bear Stearns. Their expertise and experience in sales and structuring will undoubtedly prove to be assets to the structured equity products team. These appointments emphasise our commitment to offer our clients a superior service."

Ms. Amin will be responsible for setting up and maintaining a UCITS III Funds platform. UCITS III Funds, or Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, allow collective funds and other eligible assets to be marketed freely throughout the EU with the authorisation of only one member state. The UCITS III Funds platform will allow Bear Stearns to deliver its extensive range of structured products to investors across Europe. Ms. Amin joins from Nomura International where she was an equity derivatives product structurer, responsible for product structuring and issuance. Prior to that, she was senior counsel for equity derivatives and equity capital markets at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Mathys will be responsible for certificate sales in Switzerland as part of Bear Stearns' Best Markets certificates platform. This platform offers an assortment of products ranging from leveraged and capital-protected products, to yield improvement certificates including Tracker, Discount and Mini Future certificates. Mr. Mathys has four years experience in structured product sales having worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Credit Suisse Private Banking, Zurich. Before that, he was an FX and Interest Rate options trader for eight years.

Bear Stearns' structured equity products include: 'PACER', a Portfolio Allocation between Commodities and Equities designed to provide positive Returns through bull and bear market cycles; Bear Stearns' structured product 'ISIS' which is designed to outperform the Euro Zone equity markets; and the European 'Adagio' Strategy Hybrid, which invests in European equity, bond and real estate assets.

About Bear, Stearns International Limited
Bear, Stearns International Limited (BSIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Founded in 1923, The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (NYSE: BSC) is a leading financial services firm serving governments, corporations, institutions and individuals worldwide. The Company's core business lines include institutional equities, fixed income, investment banking, global clearing services, asset management, and private client services. Headquartered in New York City, the Company has approximately 15,000 employees worldwide. For additional information about Bear Stearns, please visit the firm's web site at www.bearstearns.com.

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