Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking ( Natixis CIB ) has appointed Aurélia Vo-Dinh as head of acquisition and strategic finance, Asia-Pacific.

Vo-Dinh will report to Arnaud Brogi and Philippe Vlaemynck, global co-heads of acquisition and strategic finance, and to Raghu Narain, head of investment banking, Asia-Pacific. She will relocate from Australia to Hong Kong for the role in July.

In the context of Natixis CIB’s international development, Vo-Dinh will spearhead the acceleration and the strengthening of the firm’s acquisition and strategic finance franchise in established Asia-Pacific markets, as well as focus on expansion into new markets, including South Korea, Japan, and India.

She has over 20 years of experience in investment banking at Natixis CIB across France and Australia. Her most recent role at Natixis CIB was head of acquisition and strategic finance, Australia.

Welcoming Vo-Dinh’s appointment, Narain says the firm has been increasing its investment banking footprint in Asia-Pacific. “ASF ( acquisition and strategic finance ) is an integral part of the investment banking platform in the region, constantly providing high-quality advice and execution to achieve our clients’ objectives, bolstered by our mergers & acquisitions, strategic equity capital markets, and debt capital markets business lines,” he notes.

Meanwhile, Reza Watts has been appointed head of ASF and sponsor relationships, Australia & New Zealand ( ANZ ), reporting to Vo-Dinh and Janie Wittey, CEO, Australia.

Watts will relocate to Sydney from Natixis CIB’s New York office, bringing a wealth of experience in acquisition and leveraged finance across global industries. In his new role, Watts will be responsible for strengthening strategic onshore sponsor relationships across ANZ, working closely with key partners.

Natixis CIB has also appointed Jithan De Silva as head of leveraged finance, ANZ, reporting to Watts. De Silva has played an instrumental role in building the firm’s local leveraged finance franchise, since joining the Australia team in 2015. In his new capacity, he will lead the origination, structuring, and execution of all leveraged buyouts and broader leveraged finance transactions in ANZ.