John Apostolides joins Rothschild & Co as Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure & Telecoms

Industry veteran to bolster Rothschild & Co's North American presence in communications and digital infrastructure advisory

Rothschild & Co announced today that John Apostolides has joined the firm’s Global Advisory business as Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure & Telecoms, effective immediately. Mr. Apostolides brings more than two decades of experience advising on deals and capital solutions across the communications and digital infrastructure landscape. He will be based in our New York office.

“We are delighted to welcome John to Rothschild & Co,” said Jonathan Herbst, Global Co-Head of Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure. “His deep sector expertise and long-standing client relationships across the digital infrastructure landscape will be instrumental as we accelerate our growth and broaden our reach in the high-demand and fast-evolving North American digital infrastructure space.”

Mr. Apostolides joins Rothschild & Co from Palistar Capital, where he was an Investment Partner and member of the Investment Committee, focusing on investments in the digital infrastructure ecosystem. Prior to Palistar, he also held senior investment banking roles at Macquarie Capital and Evercore.

"As we strategically expand our North American business and deepen our presence in key sectors, John’s expertise, leadership and longstanding client relationships will be instrumental in further strengthening our digital infrastructure advisory capabilities and reinforcing our commitment to providing trusted, independent advice to clients.” said Lee LeBrun, Head of Global Advisory, North America.

“I have long admired the people, platform and history at Rothschild & Co and am delighted to be joining the firm as it continues its impressive growth in North America,” said Mr. Apostolides. “The digital infrastructure and communications ecosystems are vibrant and constantly evolving. I look forward to partnering with Jon Herbst and the team to provide our clients the best-in-class advisory and capital solutions that Rothschild & Co is renowned for.”

Mr. Apostolides holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Music from Dartmouth College.

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Global Advisory, Rothschild & Co

Kim Nicholson
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kim.nicholson@rothschildandco.com

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