The former head of mergers and acquisitions for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, who left the German institution in March to set up his own advisory firm, has landed his first big mandate on the sale of Virgin Mobile USA, where he will work alongside his former employer.

Jean Manas, the former head of M&A for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, left the bank in March to set up advisory boutique Foros Advisors alongside Fehmi Zeko, Deutsche Bank's former vice-chairman of the Americas media and telecommunications investment banking group, according to Bloomberg.