Raymond James Financial completes acquisition of GreensLedge Holdings LLC

Raymond James Financial completes acquisition of GreensLedge Holdings LLC

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James announced today it has completed the previously announced acquisition of GreensLedge Holdings LLC, a boutique investment bank known for its leadership in structured credit and securitization.

"GreensLedge has long been a trusted partner, sharing our culture and a commitment to client-first service," said Jim Bunn, president of Capital Markets and Advisory at Raymond James. "Integrating their structured product capabilities meaningfully expands our fixed income offering and deepens the value we provide to institutional clients."

Founded in 2008, GreensLedge has built a reputation for excellence combining strategic advisory services with arranging collateralized loan obligations, collateralized debt obligations, rated feeders, collateralized fund obligations, asset-backed securities and debt offerings. GreensLedge managing partners James "Jim" Kane, Brian Zeitlin, Lesley Goldwasser and Ken Wormser will run the business within the firm's Capital Markets segment. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. retains a minority interest.

For more information on the transaction, please refer to the announcement press release.

About Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. Total client assets are $1.80 trillion. Public since 1983, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RJF. Additional information is available at www.raymondjames.com.