JPMorgan Hires BofA’s Kevin Brunner as Global Chair of M&A
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired veteran technology dealmaker Kevin Brunner from Bank of America Corp. as a global chair of investment banking and mergers and acquisitions.
Brunner will split his time between New York and San Francisco and will report to Filippo Gori and John Simmons, JPMorgan’s co-heads of global banking, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News.
At Bank of America, Brunner was most recently chairman of global M&A and global head of technology, media and telecommunications investment banking. He was at the lender for 25 years, having started his career at Merrill Lynch, the memo shows.
A JPMorgan spokesperson confirmed the contents of the memo. A representative for Bank of America declined to comment.
Brunner played a key role in numerous deals at Bank of America, advising on Alphabet Inc.’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz Inc., Broadcom Inc.’s $69 billion purchase of VMware Inc. and Analog Devices Inc.’s $68 billion combination with Maxim Integrated Products Inc.
JPMorgan has been fortifying its tech banking business, hiring dealmakers including Mark Garcia, Eric Quanbeck, Brett Miller and Peter Duda, while elevating others including Howard Chen, Charlie Dupree and Fred Turpin as global chairs.
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