Lazard Said to Hire Credit Suisse Chemicals Banker Whitney

Lazard Ltd., the biggest non-bank merger adviser, hired Richard Whitney, co-head of chemicals investment banking at Credit Suisse Group AG, said a person with knowledge of the matter.

Whitney, who is based in New York, will join Lazard later this year, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the move hadn’t been publicly disclosed. Whitney joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1986 and stayed on after its sale to Credit Suisse in 2000, according to records from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.