Rothschild & Co expanded into the Midwest by opening a Chicago office headed by former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Eric Hirschfield.

“We are excited to grow our presence to the Midwest, expanding Rothschild’s position as a leading independent financial advisory firm in North America. We see tremendous opportunities to deliver unparalleled global capabilities and perspective to both current and future clients in the region, in collaboration with our offices around the world,” said James (Jimmy) Neissa, head of Rothschild North America.

At Goldman Sachs Hirschfield ran the global paper and packaging group and covered a variety of other clients across industries. He has been in investment banking for 28 years, working in Chicago, New York and Paris. He has worked on more than 50 public and private M&A transactions, several activism defense engagements, restructurings and myriad IPOs, follow-on offerings, investment grade and sub-investment grade debt financings.

Rothschild Global Advisory, a division of the Rothschild & Co Group, designs and executes strategic M&A and financing solutions.