LOS ANGELES, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- W.Y. Campbell & Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Carl P. Genberg to Director in the firm's Los Angeles office.

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"Carl has played a key role in the advancement of our Los Angeles office," said Dan Shea, Managing Director. "His extensive M&A background in technology, entertainment, medical products, retail and other industries has served as a catalyst for rapid growth."

Genberg joined W.Y. Campbell & Company in 2004 as a vice president with extensive background in corporate development and senior financial management. His specific expertise has been in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, roll- ups, due diligence, and raising private equity focused on entrepreneurial, owner-operated companies.

Prior to coming to W.Y. Campbell & Company, Genberg was a senior executive in several emerging growth companies that had successful exits in the Internet, software, entertainment and retail arenas. He has also served as CFO and SVP of America Online's entertainment division, Managing Director of Kroll Associates, and as a management consultant for Arthur D. Little. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Claremont McKenna College.

Bill Campbell, the firm's founder, said, "Our senior team in Los Angeles led by Dan Shea and Carl Genberg has done a fantastic job of growing our presence on the West Coast. They have quickly made W.Y. Campbell & Company a premier name in middle market investment banking in the region. The market has responded by putting our L.A. team on the short list of quality firms to consider for transaction advice."

W.Y. Campbell & Company, an investment-banking firm of Comerica Inc. with offices in Detroit and Los Angeles, has been helping corporations and individuals sell businesses for almost two decades. The firm has a significant international client portfolio and a specialty in orchestrating sell-side transactions ranging from liquidity events for entrepreneurs and private equity firms to $500 million divestitures for Fortune 500 companies.

Comerica Incorporated is a financial services company headquartered in Detroit with $53 billion in assets at December 31, 2005.

SOURCE: Comerica Incorporated

CONTACT: Alfredo Padilla of Comerica Incorporated, +1-310-297-3093,
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