FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany, July 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Daniel Schwarz will join MainFirst Equity Research in Frankfurt and will be covering the German automotives and suppliers. Philip Morrisey and Sebastian Davidison will join MainFirst in London. Philip Morrisey will cover the beverages and spirits sector, while Sebastian Davidison will strengthen our product quality and editorial team.  

MainFirst announces three new members: Philip Morrisey and Sebastian Davidison in London - and Daniel Schwarz in Frankfurt. "Having Daniel, Philip and Sebastian join our research team will strengthen our position as a provider of high quality substantive research which adds real added value for our clients," reports Jolyon Montague, Head of Equity Research at MainFirst.

MainFirst is pleased to announce that Philip Morrisey will join MainFirst in London September 1st to cover the beverages and spirits sector. He was previously Head of European Consumer Staples at Berenberg. Phil Morrisey has over 20 years of experience, having also worked at Citi and UBS with a No.1 rated franchise in Institutional Investor and Extel. He was also responsible for co-ordination of the global beverages sector while at UBS.

Sebastian Davidison has joined MainFirst's product quality and equity research editorial team. He has over 14 years of experience in global equity research.

MainFirst is also pleased that Daniel Schwarz will be joining MainFirst in Frankfurt on October 1st and will be covering German auto manufacturers and suppliers. He is one of the most experienced automotive analysts in Europe. Daniel Schwarz spent nine years with Commerzbank and four years with ING.

At the same time, MainFirst will be saying farewell to long-standing automotive analyst Lothar Lubinetzki, who will be retiring at the end of September. "We thank Lothar Lubinetzki, one of our most long-standing team members, for his dedication and contribution to the success of MainFirst," says Jolyon Montague.

MainFirst currently has a total of more than 40 analysts working from Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich. Analysts at MainFirst have - on average - more than ten years of experience in equity analysis. Their main focus is on European sectors in general as well as on German, French, Italian, Iberian and Swiss equities in particular. Research at MainFirst is directed at assisting the bank's brokerage clients in achieving superior performance. High quality ideas and focused research that is differentiated - those are core features of MainFirst Equity Research.

About MainFirst Bank AG 

MainFirst is an owner-managed and independent European capital markets firm that is specialised in advice as well as trading and transaction execution in equity brokerage, equity capital markets and asset management.

With about 200 staff, MainFirst develops innovative solutions for its clients' success and implements these in the capital markets. MainFirst is located in Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris and Zurich.

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