Rothschild & Co hires Simon Marrison as Managing Director and Head of Financial Sponsors, Australia

Rothschild & Co announced today that Simon Marrison will join the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Financial Sponsors, Australia, a newly created role to provide dedicated financial sponsors coverage.

The appointment highlights the growing importance of financial sponsors in the Australian market and reflects Rothschild & Co’s commitment as a global and independent adviser, to deliver tailored, expert advice to clients across public and private equity markets.

Mr. Marrison is a highly regarded financial sponsors adviser, having built deep, long-standing relationships with both global and local sponsors over his career. He joins Rothschild & Co from Citi, where he was Managing Director and led Citi’s financial sponsors business in Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to his work with financial sponsors, Mr. Marrison has extensive experience advising clients across a range of high-growth sectors, including childcare, healthcare services, and education, all of which remain highly active for Rothschild & Co in Australia and globally.

With his experience and deep industry relationships, Mr. Marrison will play a key role in enhancing Rothschild & Co’s origination and execution capabilities in Australia. Working closely with the firm’s senior leadership, he will further strengthen the firm's advisory offering in the region.

Commenting on the appointment, Marshall Baillieu, Partner and CEO of Rothschild & Co. Australia, said:

“Simon is an outstanding addition to our senior team in Australia. His deep relationships, strong track record, and sector expertise will be invaluable as we continue to expand our financial sponsors and broader advisory capabilities in the market.”

He will join Rothschild & Co in April 2025.

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For further information:

Global Advisory, Rothschild & Co

Kim Nicholson
Tel: +44 7834 006254
kim.nicholson@rothschildandco.com

New World Communications

Justin Clark
Tel: +61 (0) 429 361 117
justin@newworldrm.com

About Rothschild & Co, Global Advisory

Rothschild & Co is a family-controlled and independent group and has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. With a team of c.4,600 talented financial services specialists on the ground in over 40 countries, Rothschild & Co's integrated global network of trusted professionals provide in-depth market intelligence and effective long-term solutions for our clients Global Advisory, Wealth & Asset Management, and Five Arrows, its alternative assets arm.

Global Advisory, a division of the Rothschild & Co group, designs and executes strategic M&A and financing solutions, providing impartial, expert advice to large and mid-sized corporations, private equity, families and entrepreneurs, and governments.

Through its unrivalled network of 1,600 industry and financing specialists in 47 countries, Rothschild & Co's Global Advisory business combines the breadth of its advisory offering with a high volume of transactions to achieve a unique understanding and perspective into markets and participants worldwide.

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