Changes at JPMorgan’s European branch

 Nery Alaev writes about staff changes at JPMorgan.

The investment bank, one of the world’s largest, has made changes to leadership at its European

branch by ‘bolstering’ senior staff numbers and promoting several figures to higher roles.

I’ve decided to look into the news, published by Reuters, and conclude upon the changes.

New faces

JPMorgan's offices

The move comes following a ‘buoyant’ Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market that has allowed

the Wall Street-based bank to expand its operations.

The new Vice Chairman of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) investment banking is

Isabelle Seillier, who will nurture clients from her former role at the bank.

Vice Chairman of EMEA Equity Capital Markets (ECM) is Laurence Hollingworth, who has

served in a previous role in the EMEA department.

Other figures, such as Charles Harman and Harry Hampson, have also moved in to new roles at

JPMorgan in the re-shuffle.

Year aheadJPMorgan has expressed positivity regarding the year ahead despite a poor start for global

markets due to fears about China’s economy and falling oil prices.

In the Europe, Middle East and Africa region specifically, JPMorgan ranked behind Goldman

Sachs in regards to fees earned in 2015 – while not at the top, the bank’s position is clearly very

strong.

Deal-making globally had a strong year in 2015, with activity increased by nearly 50% - this was

somewhat nuanced in the EMEA region where there was a slighter increase of 14%.

The changes come alongside news about JPMorgan’s (and Goldman Sachs’s) funding of the

pro-EU campaign in the United Kingdom – this implies that JPMorgan has a vision for Europe

that sees Britain remaining in the EU.

In conclusion, it’s becoming clear that JPMorgan is looking at its place in Europe and has

decided to make changes.

Nery Alaev  Nery Alaev is the current Director of ESN Investments GmbH, which engages in acquisition and

development of commercial and residential property in Germany and Austria.