Redwood Capital Group and LD&A Jupiter Form LD&A Redwood, a Joint Venture to Provide Cross-Atlantic M&A and Corporate Finance

  Redwood Capital Group and LD&A Jupiter Form LD&A Redwood, a Joint Venture to
  Provide Cross-Atlantic M&A and Corporate Finance Advisory Services

Business Wire

NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES & GENEVA & LONDON & PARIS & MUNICH -- February 20, 2013

Leading TMT investment banking firms, Redwood Capital Group and LD&A Jupiter,
today announced the creation of a New York-based joint venture dedicated to
providing cross-Atlantic mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance
advisory services to middle-market technology, media and telecommunications
(TMT) companies.

The joint venture, known as LD&A Redwood, focuses on cross-Atlantic
transactions from both partner firms. LD&A Redwood brings together deep sector
expertise in technology, media and telecommunications, as well as over 50
professionals with local presence across six US and European cities. In
addition, the two partner firms combine a strong track record of advising on
over 80 successfully completed cross-border M&A and corporate finance
transactions with clients and counterparties including Amdocs, ARM, Avid, Axel
Springer, Cap Gemini, Cisco, DCC, Deutsche Telekom, Electronics Arts,
Experian, France Telecom/Orange, Manpower, News Corp, Nokia, Oracle, Pearson,
Rakuten, Saint-Gobain, SFR, VMWare. LD&A Redwood operates in New York, Los
Angeles, London, Paris, Munich and Geneva. LD&A Redwood’s Managing Partner
James Turino, a seasoned banker with over 20 years of investment banking and
direct industry management experience, is based in the joint venture’s
headquarters in New York.

“With so many potential acquirers in the USA, global reach is important for
our European TMT M&A projects,” confirms Marc Deschamps CEO LD&A Jupiter.
“LD&A Redwood now offers our combined European clients the best USA coverage
of any European growth TMT focused investment bank while keeping deep EU
coverage and the efficiency of local banking teams.”

“Similarly, LD&A Redwood provides thorough coverage of leading European
corporations and technology companies for our American clients,” added Gregory
Bedrosian CEO of Redwood Capital. “The LD&A Redwood joint-venture enables us
to significantly expand on a key strength of both partner firms, leading
cross-border transaction execution for growth companies.”

About LD&A Jupiter

LD&A Jupiter, with offices London, Paris and Munich, offers pan-European
coverage and a unique combination of cross-border capabilities and know-how.
LD&A Jupiter identifies, structures and executes value-creative private and
public market transactions for corporations and financial investors.
Transactions include build-ups, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, as well
as the issuance of equity or debt capital for customers from the Software, IT
Services, Telecom, Internet/Digital Media, Gaming, Customer Care, Electronics
and Cleantech industries. Additional information can be found at
www.ldajupiter.com.

About Redwood Capital Group

Redwood Capital Group, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Geneva, is an
investment banking firm serving the technology, communications, media,
business services and other growth industries. The firm focuses on mergers &
acquisitions, corporate finance, restructuring and valuation advisory services
for its clients worldwide. Taking a relationship driven approach, the firm has
a strong track record of delivering superior results for clients by leveraging
deep sector knowledge and transaction experience. Additional information can
be found at www.redcapgroup.com.

LD&A Jupiter is the marketing name of LD&A SAS (France), LD&A Ltd (UK) and
Jupiter GmbH (Germany).

Redwood Capital is the marketing name for Redwood Capital Group and its
subsidiaries. Investment banking activities of Redwood Capital Group are
conducted through RCG, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Redwood Capital
Group. RCG, LLC is regulated by FINRA and is a member of SIPC.

Contact:

Redwood Capital Group
James Turino, 212-508-7108