Rothschild & Co hires Jonathan Kaye in North America as Global Co-Head of Business Services

New York

Senior hire bolsters the firm’s Global Business Services team and strengthens its Global Advisory presence in North America.

Rothschild & Co’s Global Advisory business announced today that Jonathan Kaye will join the firm’s North America business as Global Co-Head of Business Services. Mr. Kaye will play a key role in the continued growth of the Business Services team and help expand the firm’s North America Global Advisory business.

"We are delighted to welcome Jonathan to Rothschild & Co. His extensive experience and leadership will add significant strategic value to our global advisory clients and will be instrumental in advancing our Business Services franchise around the world. We are confident that Jonathan’s contributions will help drive the continued growth of our presence in North America and the overall success of the firm," said Robert Leitão, Managing Partner of Rothschild & Co and Head of Global Advisory.

“Jonathan is a market leader whose wealth of experience, strategic insight, and proven track record will be invaluable to our clients in North America,” said Lee LeBrun, Partner and Head of Global Advisory, North America. “His longstanding, trusted relationships and deep industry knowledge across many verticals and end markets will be key differentiators as we continue to build our Business Services team. We look forward to his contribution as we move the business forward and welcome him to the team.”

Prior to joining Rothschild & Co, Mr. Kaye served as Partner & Managing Director at Moelis & Company, where he founded and led the firm's Business Services franchise which became a market leader over ten years. Mr. Kaye advised on well over a hundred transactions with both large cap and middle market private equity, across a dozen verticals. Mr. Kaye previously served as a Managing Director of Citi's Global Mergers & Acquisitions group. Mr. Kaye holds a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and graduated cum laude from Duke University School of Law.

"I am delighted to join Rothschild & Co and contribute to the remarkable legacy of the Firm as it advances its position in Business Services globally and builds out its North America business," said Mr. Kaye. "The firm's distinguished history, global reach, and commitment to excellence offers a unique platform to deliver exceptional results to clients. I greatly look forward to working with the global team as well as leveraging my own experience and relationships for the continued growth of Rothschild & Co's North America and Business Services teams."

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For further information:

Global Advisory, Rothschild & Co

Kim Nicholson
Tel: +44 20 7280 5422
kim.nicholson@rothschildandco.com

FGS Global

Margaret Popper / Dan Abernethy
Tel: +1 212 687 8080
rothschildandcoNA@fgsglobal.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 in 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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