KBW, a New York City-based investment bank, has announced the addition of two principals and an associate to its recently formed Real Estate Investment Banking Group. The new hires are principals Michael Hawkins and Robert Woomer and associate Christopher Hanley. Mr. Hawkins will focus on client coverage and Mr. Woomer will head KBW's real estate private equity team. All three join KBW from the Real Estate Investment Banking Group of Wachovia Securities. KBW, the parent company of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., can be found on the Web at http://www.kbw.com.
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