Barclays Capital BarCap has hired Johan Leven to co-head corporate finance for Asia-Pacific together with Richard Gallivan.
Leven joins at the level of managing director, reporting to Matthew Ginsburg, who heads investment banking for Asia-Pacific, and to Ros Stephenson and Tom King, who co-head global corporate finance.
Ginsburg joined BarCap in 2009 from Morgan Stanley. Since then he has been seeking to build the firm's investment banking capabilities. Both Leven and Gallivan are based in Hong Kong. Their role is to lead the firm's industry and country coverage groups in Asia-Pacific, and to manage relationships with key clients across the region.
By hiring Leven, BarCap has gained a career Goldman Sachs...