TORONTO and HOUSTON, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM)
announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Griffis &
Small, LLC, a Houston-based energy advisory firm specializing in
acquisitions and divestitures (A&D) in the exploration and production
(E&P) sector.

For more information on the acquisition, please see CIBC’s August 30,
2012, news release: CIBC to acquire U.S. energy advisory firm Griffis & Small, LLC

CIBC’s wholesale banking business provides a range of integrated credit
and capital markets products, investment banking, and merchant banking
to clients in key financial markets in North America and around the
world. We provide innovative capital solutions and advisory expertise
across a wide range of industries as well as top-ranked research for
our corporate, government and institutional clients.

SOURCE CIBC