investment banking

French investment bank Natixis CIB has appointed Thaddeus Tien and Omkar Joshi to strengthen its Asia M&A push, with both starting in June.

Akira Kiyota joins from Nomura, Taiji Nagasaka promoted internally to capture growing Japan deal flows and opportunity.

The global investment bank has appointed the former Barclays and JP Morgan banker as a managing director in its financial sponsors group.

ECM and M&A activity plunged by 66.2% and 21.6% respectively, however DCM demonstrated resilience, dropping slightly by 1.8%.

Bruno Le Saint, CEO, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Asia Pacific, explains how the bank is trying to extend its global markets team and brand in the region.

The bank will pivot away from investment banking and towards its Wealth Management, Swiss Bank and Asset Management divisions, as Ulrich Körner takes the helm.

Hossein Zaimi will replace Matt Pecot, whose retirement from the bank was announced earlier this month.

Carrie Chen and Raymond Yu expand their current remits to lead investment banking across Greater China.

In his new role, William Pang will support clients’ efforts in clean energy transition.