Rothschild & Co hires Alex Cartel as Managing Director and Head of Global Advisory, Australia
Rothschild & Co announced today that Alex Cartel will join the firm as Managing Director and Head of Global Advisory, Australia. This senior hire strengthens and enhances the firms’ M&A and strategic advisory practice in Australia.
Mr. Cartel is one of Australia’s most experienced and trusted M&A and strategic advisors. Over his 25-year career, he has advised many of Australia’s largest companies on their most significant transactions, including BHP’s successful A$9.6 billion acquisition of Oz Minerals and Santos’ A$22bn merger with Oil Search.
With his extensive experience, Mr Cartel will further enhance Rothschild & Co’s public M&A and strategic advisory capabilities in Australia. Working closely with the firm's Managing Directors, he will play a key role in continuing to drive Rothschild & Co.'s strategic ambitions in the Australian market.
He will report into Marshall Baillieu, Partner and CEO of Rothschild & Co. Australia.
“Alex is a highly respected strategic adviser, and his appointment reflects our commitment to providing our clients with the highest calibre advice. His experience and expertise will bolster our continued growth in Australia,” said Marshall Baillieu.
Mr Cartel joins Rothschild & Co. from Citi, where he held several senior leadership roles including Managing Director, Head of Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory. Prior to this he was Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Coverage at Deutsche Bank Australia.
Mr. Cartel is also currently the President of the Australia Takeovers Panel, a position he has held since 2019.
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For further information:
Global Advisory, Rothschild & Co
Kim Nicholson
Tel: +44 20 7280 5422
kim.nicholson@rothschildandco.com
New World Media
Justin Clark
Tel: +61 (0) 429 361 117
justin@newworldrm.com
About Rothschild & Co, Global Advisory
Rothschild & Co is a family-controlled and independent group and has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. With a team of c.4,200 talented financial services specialists on the ground in over 40 countries, Rothschild & Co's integrated global network of trusted professionals provide in-depth market intelligence and effective long-term solutions for our clients in Global Advisory, Wealth & Asset Management, and Five Arrows, its alternative assets arm.
Global Advisory, a division of the Rothschild & Co group, designs and executes strategic M&A and financing solutions, providing impartial, expert advice to large and mid-sized corporations, private equity, families and entrepreneurs, and governments.
Through its unrivalled network of 1,400 industry and financing specialists in 47 countries, Rothschild & Co's Global Advisory business combines the breadth of its advisory offering with a high volume of transactions to achieve a unique understanding and perspective into markets and participants worldwide.
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