Barclays Capital has made another high-profile hire, luring Jon Pratt back to Hong Kong to head up its debt capital markets business for Asia ex-Japan. Pratt, who is highly regarded in the industry for his origination skills, left Asia last year after becoming a victim of the downsizing that took place following Bank of America’s takeover of Merrill Lynch.
His last job in Asia was as head of DCM for Asia ex-Japan and Australia at Merrill Lynch, which he joined in September 2006 after six-and-a-half years with Credit Suisse. He moves to Barclays from Rockefeller Financials in New York, a wealth management and advisory firm, which he joined in March 2009 as managing director responsible...