Goldman to Add Dealmakers in Paris as Financial M&A Heats Up (1)

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April 23, 2024, 7:58 AM UTC

By Jan-Henrik Förster

Jan-Henrik Förster

Bloomberg News

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s head of dealmaking for financial institutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has relocated to Paris and is planning to double headcount for his team in the city as M&A amid banks and insurers accelerates.

The move by <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-0a94-d583-afbf-cadcb91b0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Dirk Lievens-bsp-person> is the latest relocation of a senior investment banker to Paris from London years after the UK's exit from the European Union. US banks have massively increased headcount in the French capital, with employees including traders, salespeople, financing bankers and mergers-and-acquisitions professionals, including sector heads, relocating.