Lazard Appoints Credit Suisse Banker

Lazard has appointed Richard Whitney, co-head of chemicals investment banking at Credit Suisse.

Lazard has appointed Richard Whitney, co-head of chemicals investment banking at Credit Suisse, Bloomberg reports. Based in New York, he will join the biggest non-bank merger adviser later in 2011. Previously, Whitney served at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and stayed on after its sale to Credit Suisse in 2000. In addition, the Bermuda-based company recently appointed Greenhill’s Timothy George and UBS Gary Howe.

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