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Mr. Istel has more than three decades of investment banking experience. From 1993 to 2002, he was Vice Chairman of Rothschild, Inc. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the firm and is a member of its Global Financial Advisory Compliance Committee.

Mr. Istel’s career includes years at Lehman Brothers (1977-84), where he was a Managing Director and served on the Board. In 1984, he became Co-Chairman of First Boston International and, four years later, Chairman of Wasserstein Perella & Co. International.