Finance
JPMorgan Hires Goldman’s Paris Co-Head as French IB War Heats Up
A plaque at the entrance of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. European Union (EU) headquarters on Place Vendome in Paris, France.
Photographer: Benjamin Girette/BloombergJPMorgan Chase & Co. is hiring the co-head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Paris office as the war for top talent in France’s growing investment-banking market intensifies.
Thierry Sancier’s departure leaves Celine Mechain as sole investment-banking head for France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Sancier is expected to move to JPMorgan in a senior role, according to people familiar with the matter.