Macquarie Group announces Private Placement Group appointment

Macquarie Group (“Macquarie”) (ASX: MQG; ADR:MQBKY) today announced that Guillermo Marroquin has joined its Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) division as a Managing Director in its Private Placement Group. Mr. Marroquin will be responsible for marketing MIRA’s infrastructure, energy and agriculture products to real assets investors in North America and South America. He will be based in Chicago. Mr. Marroquin previously worked with Macquarie’s private placement group from 2006 to 2010.

“We are delighted to have Guillermo rejoin our Private Placement Group,” said Ray Cosman, Vice Chairman, MIRA. “Guillermo’s extensive relationships in key areas such as the Midwestern United States and South America will complement our existing team’s efforts, and with his existing knowledge of Macquarie he will be able to seamlessly transition to our team.”

Mr. Marroquin joins MIRA from Campbell Lutyen & Co. where he was a member of their primary fundraising team and responsible for coverage of limited partners in the Midwest, Southeast and South America. Prior to that he was a member of Macquarie’s Private Placement Group from 2006 to 2010 where he led their business development and investor relations efforts in the central US. Mr. Marroquin also has experience in distressed and high yield sales at BNY Capital Markets, syndicated and leveraged finance at JP Morgan Securities, and fixed income sales at Lehman Brothers Inc. Mr. Marroquin earned a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

About Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, a division of Macquarie, is a leading global alternative asset manager specializing in investments across infrastructure, real estate, agriculture and energy. Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets manages 48 funds with $US43 billion of equity under management across 25 countries (as of March 31, 2013).