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SHEUMACK GMA The CEO Dimensions Series - Edition 59 Specialized Advisory Investment Banks As Public Companies - Opportunities And Rewards.....And A Rising Bar? In this July 2026 edition of the SGMA CEO Dimensions Series, we focus on the public market experience and track record of specialized independent advisory investment banks, with a focus on performance and shareholder returns since becoming a public company...starting with the landmark 2004 initial public offering of Greenhill & Co. (formerly listed as NYSE: GHL and now a wholly owned subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE: MFG)). In this CEOD Issue, we cover the select cohort of specialized advisory investment banks that have entered the public markets, via either a traditional IPO or other means including, in this case, a corporate parent spin-off and a reverse merger with and into a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"). Growth AND scale (rather than one or the other) both matter to companies in this sector. Evidence of ongoing momentum in respect of BOTH of these attributes becomes increasingly important with public market tenure. The reality is that after diving into the public markets there can be no treading water. Investors are looking for and expecting growth, scale, remuneration controls, healthy operating margin, diversification (to lower earnings volatility and widen platform reach), maximization of the available fee-pool opportunity (i.e. largest possible available fee pool without risking margins and without adding balance sheet risk), best-in-class KPIs, innovative "productization" of the advisory service offering, and of course, a dividend yield. Competition for talent is more intensive than ever, with an argument to be made for a systemic supply-demand imbalance a growing number of reputable independent platforms compete for fewer and fewer bulge bracket born and raised rainmakers. Foreign expansion is virtually an inevitable need, and this comes at a cost. Organic growth might or might not cut it, so the question of becoming a bona fide (including desirable) consolidator appears now to be a prevalent one. #YOURSUCCESS #OURMISSION #GlobalFinancialServicesIndustrySpecialists #MarketStructureExperts #SHEUMACKGMA