On Friday afternoon, we wrote about how Moelis & Co. and other advisory boutiques are
on the prowl for new hires amidst a credit crisis that just
toppled Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Now, it seems Credit Suisse Group is also on the lookout for top talent. Two internal memos seen by The Deal show Credit Suisse hiring 14-year Lehman veteran Philippe Cerf as a managing director in the EMEA mergers and acquisitions group in the investment banking department; and 18-year Deutsche Bank AG veteran Anthony Laubi joining as an MD and head of EMEA paper and packaging in investment banking.
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Cerf will be heading to Credit Suisse's London office in early December, reporting to David Livingstone. It should be noted that Cerf was in talks with CS well before last week's news on Lehman's impending doom. His most recent role at Lehman was head of technology, aerospace and defense i-banking coverage.
Laubi will also arrive in December, based in London and reporting to Jim Amine. Laubi focused on industrials M&A at DB.
CS is also bosting its industrials capabilities in China. In our last Movers & shakers column, we reported Arthur Zhu joined CS as a managing director of China investment banking, initially based in Beijing. Zhu was a managing director at Deutsche Bank in China, where he covered Chinese state-owned enterprises, focusing on the transport and industrial sector.
Any bankers making moves in -- or moving to -- London may want to check in with Moelis, which just added London to its list of offices, which already includes New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago. Additionally, Deutsche Bank recently added to its London staff with the appointment of Robert Kalff as a managing director to lead a new business in London focused on attracting clients who need corporate finance and wealth management advice. Kalff joined after nine years at Credit Suisse. - Baz Hiralal
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