Ambac Opens Branch Office in Milan, Italy
24 Février 2005 - 10:55PM
PR Newswire (US)
Ambac Opens Branch Office in Milan, Italy NEW YORK, Feb. 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABK)
today announced that it has opened a branch office of Ambac
Assurance UK Limited ("Ambac UK") in Milan, Italy. Vito Semeraro,
Managing Director, is in charge of the new office and will be
responsible for developing the Italian market, reporting directly
to John W. Uhlein, Chairman of Ambac UK. Mr. Uhlein commented, "Our
European presence continues to expand as we broaden our market
reach both from a product and geographic standpoint. The concept of
public/private partnerships, so prevalent in the U.K., is advancing
rapidly on the Continent and driving demand for our financial
guarantee product. The Milan branch office will allow us to more
efficiently serve this important region." Ambac was a leading
guarantor of international transactions in 2004, guaranteeing over
$20 billion of par and generating $367 million in credit
enhancement production. Ambac has provided financial guarantee
insurance on a number of Italian transactions including the euro
1.2 billion Aeroporti di Roma and euro 515 million Imser
Securitisation srl transactions. Mr. Semeraro joined Ambac in
September 2004 from HSBC Bank plc in Milan where he was Managing
Director and head of structured finance and capital markets. Prior
to HSBC, he was a Managing Director and head of structured finance
at Societe Generale in Milan. Ambac Financial Group, Inc.,
headquartered in New York City, is a holding company whose
affiliates provide financial guarantees and financial services to
clients in both the public and private sectors around the world.
Ambac's principal operating subsidiary, Ambac Assurance
Corporation, a leading guarantor of public finance and structured
finance obligations, has earned triple-A ratings, the highest
ratings available from Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard
& Poor's Ratings Services, Fitch, Inc. and Rating and
Investment Information, Inc. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. common
stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol ABK).
DATASOURCE: Ambac Financial Group, Inc. CONTACT: Investor/Media
Contact: Peter R. Poillon, +1-212-208-3333, Web site:
http://www.ambac.com/
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