Former German finance minister Joerg Kukies is set to join Morgan Stanley, marking his comeback as one of the country’s top investment bankers.
He will assume the role of country head for Germany and Austria, starting out in the interim in London in May before moving to Frankfurt in November after a cooling-off period, according to a statement on Wednesday.
The hiring of Kukies, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, is a coup of sorts for Morgan Stanley, which has been trying to climb up the mergers and acquisitions league table in Germany. The Wall Street lender is ...
