Natixis Appoints Aurélien Lasjunies as Head of Coverage, Asia Pacific, Corporate & Investment Banking
Natixis is pleased to announce the appointment of Aurélien Lasjunies as Head of Coverage, Asia Pacific, Corporate & Investment Banking. Based in Hong Kong, Aurélien reports locally to Bruno Le Saint, Head of Banking Activities, Asia Pacific and globally to Damien Cléris and Guillaume de Saint-Seine, Global Co-Heads of Coverage. In his new role, Aurélien will be responsible for further enhancing the strategic dialogue with, and managing long-term relationships at C-suite level of, Natixis’ strategic and high potential clients in the APAC region.
Aurélien brings more than 15 years of experience in investment banking across Asia Pacific and Europe. Prior to joining Natixis, he was most recently the Co-Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific, at Crédit Agricole CIB, where he had a significant focus on developing a full-fledged product platform, as well as originating and executing cross-border transactions. Prior to Crédit Agricole CIB, he worked with Goetzpartners Corporate Finance, Leonardo & Co. and Deloitte, where he worked across buy- and sell-side M&A and debt advisory mandates.
Aurélien has a Master’s in Science & Management from Ecole de Management de Lyon.
Commenting on Aurélien’s appointment, Bruno Le Saint said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Aurélien to Natixis. He brings with him deep industry knowledge and strong, specialized expertise developed over his time with various investment banks and consulting firms and through five years in the Asia Pacific region. I have every confidence in him to deliver on our strategic priorities while deepening our client relationships as we work with them to further their business objectives.”
Damien Cléris added: “Aurélien is a great addition to our global coverage set up and will be an integral part of our commitment to further growing client relationships. His successful investment banking experience with Asian and European clients will undoubtedly contribute to the development of our franchise in Asia-Pacific.”