Lazard Asset Administration has appointed former UBS and Credit score Suisse govt Fabien Antignac as managing director and co-head of European debt advisory and capital options.
Antignac will work alongside current co-heads François Guichot-Pérère and Tom Howard to develop Lazard’s providers in debt advisory, capital options and legal responsibility administration.
He was beforehand a senior managing director within the leverage finance workforce at UBS. Previous to the merger of UBS and Credit score Suisse, he spent 25 years at Credit score Suisse First Boston the place he was managing director and world co-head of leverage finance origination.
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He has additionally served as head of EU leverage finance at Credit score Suisse, the place he oversaw European origination and execution post-Brexit and managed the EU syndicate desk in leveraged finance transactions.
He started his profession at Credit score Suisse in 1997 within the M&A and company finance division, the place he labored on main transactions together with the acquisition of Orange UK by France Telecom and the privatisation of Safran.
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A spokesperson for Lazard mentioned that Antignac’s appointment “exemplifies Lazard’s dedication to totally assembly the financing and capital construction wants of its company and sponsor shoppers, whereas additionally strengthening its relationships with non-public credit score establishments.”
Antignac will be a part of the agency on 4 November 2024.
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