BAML appoints new European investing banking boss
(26 April 2016 – Europe) Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has named Luigi Rizzo as head of its investment banking unit in Europe.
The bank has also announced that three bankers will co-head its global mergers and acquisitions unit.
Rizzo was previously BAML's head of M&A for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He joined the bank in 2013 from Goldman Sachs, where he spent 20 years, including leading its EMEA financial institutions advisory practice.
Rizzo will report to Bob Elfring, head of EMEA corporate and investment banking, and globally to Karim Assef and Diego De Giorgi, co-heads of global investment banking.
Additionally, BAML also appointed Patrick Ramsey, Jack MacDonald and Adrian Mee as co-heads of global M&A, according to a memo circulated internally.