JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has instated Haidee Lee and Carsten Woehrn as the new global co-heads of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for its strategic investor group. The move is part of a leadership reshuffle within the banking giant. The strategic investor group, which consists of approximately 20 bankers, has a track record of executing over 200 deals for a variety of financial investors including buyout firms, infrastructure funds, sovereign wealth funds, and alternative asset managers.
Woehrn will continue to oversee M&A activities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa while Lee will lead North American M&A operations. Both Lee and Woehrn will report directly to Anu Aiyengar, JPMorgan’s global head of M&A.
The reshuffle comes at a time when private equity deal activity is showing signs of recovery amidst valuation concerns and higher interest rates. Firms are beginning to deploy their record levels of capital. In this context, CVC Capital Partners is considering a bid for Nexi (BIT:NEXII) SpA. Additionally, Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Inc. and Permira are mulling over what could potentially be one of the year's biggest buyouts - a takeover of Adevinta AS.
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