Investment Banking

Investec hires Jefferies’ Marc Potel to lead industrials M&A

The South Africa-headquartered investment bank has more than quadrupled M&A headcount in five years

Investec has been aggressively expanding its team of dealmakers in London over the past five years, with M&A bankers swelling from 20 people in 2018 to 120 currently
Investec has been aggressively expanding its team of dealmakers in London over the past five years, with M&A bankers swelling from 20 people in 2018 to 120 currently Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

Investec has tapped Jefferies' head of European industrials to lead its M&A coverage of the sector in Europe, the latest London hire at the South Africa-headquartered bank.

Marc Potel has joined Investec as head of industrial M&A, according to a statement from the bank. He was latterly head of general industrials in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Jefferies, having joined from Nomura in 2017.

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