Citi Adds Steve Conway As PE Advisor

Citi has hired Steve Conway, a former executive at Swiss bank UBS, as its most senior European banker advising private equity firms, Reuters reported. Conway joins as managing director and head of the Citi’s Financial Entrepreneurs Group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has worked previously as a senior advisor to private equity firm TDR Cpital and an operating partner at Advent International.

(Reuters) – U.S. bank Citi (C.N) said it appointed Steve Conway, a former joint global head of financial sponsors and leveraged finance at Swiss bank UBS (UBSN.VX), as its most senior European banker advising private equity firms.

Conway joins as managing director and head of the Citi’s Financial Entrepreneurs Group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Conway was most recently a senior advisor to private equity firm TDR Capital and an operating partner for Advent International, Citi said.

He replaces Jonathan Rowland, who takes on a client coverage role within the British banking and brokerage team. (Reporting by Simon Meads; Editing by Dan Lalor)