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JPMorgan Appoints Global Co-Heads of Activist Defense Unit
- Darren Novak, Alfredo Porretti handed new global titles
- Bankers running activist defense team with David Freedman
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed Darren Novak and Alfredo Porretti to help run its shareholder engagement and mergers and acquisitions capital markets team globally, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg.
Novak and Porretti will become global heads of the unit, which advises companies under attack from activist investors, alongside existing leader David Freedman. All three will report to Anu Aiyengar, head of global M&A at the bank.