Deutsche Bank Hires Don Birchenough as Americas Head of Media and Telecom Mergers & Acquisitions
Deutsche Bank today announced that Don Birchenough will join as a
Managing Director and Americas Head of Media and Telecom Mergers &
Acquisitions (M&A). He joins Deutsche Bank from Credit Suisse where he
was most recently Co-Head of the Technology, Media and Telecom M&A group
in the Americas. Birchenough was previously Americas Head of Telecom and
Media M&A at Deutsche Bank. He will be based in New York.
The Bank also announced the formation of a global Technology, Media and
Telecom (TMT) group within its Investment Banking Coverage & Advisory
(IBC&A) business. Chris Colpitts and Gavin Deane have been promoted to
Global Co-Heads of TMT Investment Banking Coverage. Colpitts is based in
San Francisco and Deane in London.
“The creation of a unified and coordinated TMT group is a natural step
for these businesses that operate in close partnership and can offer our
clients interconnected business opportunities,” said John Eydenberg,
Co-Head of IBC&A, Americas.
“These changes reflect our continued commitment to promote from within
and selectively hire from the market to develop industry-leading teams,”
said Tony Whittemore, Co-Head of M&A, Americas.
