Goldman Sachs names new M&A heads for Americas -memo

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) on Monday named Avinash Mehrotra and Brian Haufrect as the new co-heads of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the Americas, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Both Mehrotra, who currently is the head of global activism, and Haufrect, who is global head of natural resources M&A, will continue to hold their existing roles.

Russ Hutchinson will rejoin Goldman’s investment banking unit as chief operating officer of its global M&A business, according to the memo.

The contents of the memo were confirmed by a Goldman spokesperson.