UBS names Asia Pac ECM syndicate head

UBS has hired Andrea Casati as its Asia Pacific head of equity syndicate, filling a position left vacant for the last three months.

Casati, who is currently head of internal equity capital markets syndicate at JP Morgan, will be joining UBS in mid-May, according to a memo seen by FinanceAsia and signed by Sam Kendall, Asia Pacific head of corporate client solutions, and head of equity solutions Michel Lee.

Casati’s appointment came after an extensive search for a suitable candidate over the last three months, during which UBS had considered some candidates from the buyside community, according to...