Greenhill Expands Advisory Focus On Insurance Companies; Steven A. Friedman To Join Greenhill As A Managing Director, And George Matsuzaka To Join As Principal

New York, April 30, 2009 – Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL), a leading independent investment bank, announced today that Steven A. Friedman will join the Firm as a Managing Director based in New York focused on the insurance sector. In addition, George Matsuzaka will join the Firm in New York as a Principal, also focused on the insurance sector.