Ali Akbar to Join Greenhill in New York as a Managing Director Focused on the Midstream Energy Sector

14-Mar-18

New York, March 14, 2018 – Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL), a leading independent
investment bank, announced today that Ali Akbar will join the Firm in New York as a
Managing Director focused on the Midstream Energy Sector.

Mr. Akbar has over 18 years of investment banking experience mostly focused on the
energy sector. He was most recently a Managing Director in the M&A group at RBC
Capital Markets, where he spent 14 years and was responsible for transaction origination
and execution within the Midstream and Oilfield Services sectors. He began his career at
Deutsche Bank.

Scott L. Bok, Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill, said, “We are pleased to bring in Ali
to help expand our coverage of the Midstream Energy sector. His deep knowledge of the
industry, broad set of relationships and voluminous transaction execution experience
make him ideally suited for a senior role in this important sector.”

Greenhill & Co., Inc. is a leading independent investment bank entirely focused on
providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings
and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It
acts for clients located throughout the world from its offices in New York, Chicago,
Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Madrid, Melbourne, San Francisco, São
Paulo, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.