GCA Savvian to Boost U.K., U.S. Staff for Cross-Border Deals

GCA Savvian Group Co., Japan’s biggest standalone takeover advisory firm, plans to increase hiring in the U.K. and U.S. to win more cross-border deals.

Advisors in its London office may rise to as many as 40 in two years from three, Representative Director Akihiro Watanabe said in an interview at its Tokyo headquarters yesterday. Advisors in the U.S. could rise to as many as 120 from 67 currently, he said, without specifying a time frame.