Deutsche Bank has appointed Marla Heller as head of leveraged finance for Australia and New Zealand at a time when Australia is in the middle of a buy-out blitz. One of HellerÆs first jobs will be to oversees DeutscheÆs role as joint lead arranger and bookrunner on the financing for the A$11 billion leveraged buy-out of Qantas. Deutsche is arranging the financing for the Airline Partners Australia consortium which wants to buy 100% of the national airline.
In her newly created position, Heller will work closely with David Backler, head of the financial sponsors group in Australia, and Chris Gammons, head of debt products in Asia. Her appointment becomes effective on April 1.
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