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  • Alex Burtt, formerly responsible for the London equity syndicate of Société Générale, has joined corporate finance and investment advisory boutique Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co.
  • The US bank’s acquisition of Hoare Govett comes as ambitious firms in corporate broking are fighting for supremacy, writes David Rothnie.
  • Fund manager BlackRock is set to continue its effort to improve best practice in the equity capital markets industry this year after appointing its first head of European ECM. The hire of Rob Leach from SAC Global Investors, first reported by EuroWeek on Monday, marks the fulfillment of an ambition held for some time.
  • Peter Guenthardt, head of EMEA ECM at UBS, has this year taken on the additional role of CEO of UBS's investment bank in Switzerland. He will also assume on specific responsibility for the investment banking department in Switzerland as of April 1.
  • Fund manager BlackRock has made good on its ambition to launch its own equity capital markets effort, hiring Rob Leach from SAC Global Investors. Leach resigned from SAC last week and will be joining BlackRock after a few months' gardening leave.
  • Western banks face a test of their nerve in Russia following the creation of a new domestic banking behemoth. Their mandates and their staff are under threat, writes David Rothnie.