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Harris Nesbitt Launches Packaging Industry Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Newsletter

Harris Nesbitt Launches Packaging Industry Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Newsletter

CHICAGO, Il., April 3, 2006 – Harris Nesbitt, the U.S. investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Gr oup (NYSE, TSX: BMO), today announced the launch of a new monthly packaging industry newsletter focused on mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance in the packaging industry.

The packaging newsletter will review activity and trends in M&A and corporate finance including M&A transactions, valuations, active acquirers of packaging companies and financing activity.

"The packaging industry is very fragmented with significant M&A activity. The newsletter will provide packaging companies, private equity firms and the financial community with useful and timely analysis of market activity" said Doug Lawson, a managing director and head of Harris Nesbitt's packaging investment banking practice.

To subscribe to the new monthly newsletter, please send an e-mail to doug.lawson@harrisnesbitt.com or call him at 312-461-5471.

About Doug Lawson

Douglas Lawson is a managing director in Harris Nesbitt's Commercial and Industrial group. He heads the firm's packaging investment banking practice, and is based in Chicago. Lawson has 20 years of experience in finance and investment banking. His transaction experience includes numerous sale mandates, buy-side advisory services, leveraged buyouts, fairness opinions and financings for a wide variety of clients, including private equity groups, public companies and privately owned businesses.

About Harris Nesbitt

Harris Nesbitt is an investment and corporate bank offering clients access to a full range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research. Harris Nesbitt is part of Harris, an integrated financial services organization providing more than 1 million personal, business, corporate and institutional clients with banking, lendi ng, investing and financial management solutions. Harris Nesbitt is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO). For more information, please visit www.harrisnesbitt.com.

Contacts:
Chris Nardella, Chicago, (312) 461-6625

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