Aon strengthens EMEA M&A and Transaction Solutions business with senior hires

Global broker and professional services firm Aon has made seven senior appointments to its EMEA M&A and Transaction Solutions practice in the past quarter.

Adrian Lamasz, previously of Marsh JLT, has been appointed head of regional M&A and mid-market, UK; Andrea Foti joins from EY as Aon’s new head of M&A, Southern Europe, and Benoit Geurts, formerly managing consultant at PA Consulting in the Global Innovation and Technology Centre in Cambridge, has been appointed managing director & head of M&A, EMEA, Aon Intellectual Property Solutions.

Additionally, Lars Forsstedt joins from Willis Towers Watson as co-head of transaction solutions, Nordics; Lisa Dybeck joins from Marsh JLT Specialty as co-head of transaction solutions, Nordics, and Matthias Luettges has been appointed head of M&A and transaction solutions, Germany. He joins Aon from Marsh Private Equity & Mergers and Acquisitions.
Ulf Cramer, formerly of AIG Trade Finance, becomes head of M&A and transaction solutions, DACH.

Alistair Lester, CEO of M&A and transaction solutions in EMEA said: “These high-level appointments come as we see an increase in clients’ demand for our services and demonstrate our ability to continue attracting leading industry talent to meet our clients’ needs.

“Their wealth of experience, strong relationships and impressive track records will be invaluable as we continue to focus on expanding our offering and capabilities to clients across EMEA. We continue to attract high quality and diverse talent and remain focused on adding to that talent pool as we build the business further.”

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