The corporate and investment banking arm of Paris-based Natixis has announced the appointment of a head of mergers and acquisitions for Southeast Asia and India.
Natixis CIB appoints Abbas Rangwala as head of M&A, Southeast Asia and India, according to a statement. Based in Singapore, he reports to APAC head of M&A Miranda Zhao and head of real assets & investment banking Bertrand Guiot.
Rangwala has 20 years of experience in corporate finance, strategy, business development and organizational change management. He was most recently group head of M&A and business development at Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises, Previously, he also held senior investment banking roles at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank in Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai.
According to the Natixis CIB, the appointment underscores its ambitions to «grow its Asia Pacific business through select activities». In March, the French investment bank also appointed Amit Tanna as head of coverage, India.
