Deals
Credit Suisse Set to Hire Ex-BofA Investment Banker Meissner
- To co-head new unit linking investment bank, wealth clients
- Julius Baer says he resigned from its board of directors
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Credit Suisse Group AG is set to hire Christian Meissner, Bank of America Corp.’s former investment bank head, as it seeks to link up its richest customers with deals sourced by its securities unit.
Meissner will co-head a newly created group connecting the bank’s wealthiest clients with the services offered by the investment bank, according to people familiar with the matter. He will relocate to Europe from the U.S. and report to the heads of Credit Suisse’s investment bank as well as the international wealth management business, the people said, asking not to be identified because no official announcement has been made.