Credit Suisse First Boston in London has hired Toby Ali, executive director in leveraged finance at Lehman Brothers in London, as a director in leveraged finance origination. He will report to Marisa Drew and Craig Klaasmeyer, co-heads of leveraged finance origination for Europe. Jim Amine, head of European leveraged finance at CSFB, said Ali replaces Mark Walsh, who recently quit CSFB for Morgan Stanley in London (BW, 3/21). Ali is on gardening leave and could not be reached.
At Lehman, Ali reported to Charles Pitts-Tucker, head of leveraged finance for Europe. Pitts-Tucker did not return calls by press time.
