By Anousha Sakoui

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Citi has hired William Mansfield as Head of M&A for the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) from Deutsche Bank, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday and confirmed by a Citi spokesperson.

The hire continues the U.S. bank's recruitment drive since appointing Viswas Raghavan from JPMorgan in 2024.

• Mansfield was previously Head of M&A for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Deutsche Bank and previously held various senior leadership roles at Credit Suisse.

• He will replace Robin Rousseau and Barry Weir who previously led the business for Citi in the region.

• Robin Rousseau, who joined in 2020, has been promoted to Global Chair of M&A. He will focus on European clients and cross-border situations, according to the memo.

• Barry Weir has been promoted to Vice Chair of M&A and will predominantly focus on natural resources and UK clients and transactions, according to the memo.

• Mansfield will be based in London and report to Guillermo Baygual and Drago Rajkovic, Citi Global Co-Heads of M&A and is expected to join in September.

• Deutsche Bank said in a memo that it confirmed Mansfield's departure and said Tobias Wagnert, currently Head of Investment Banking Coverage, EMEA excluding Germany, Switzerland and Austria, will become the Head of EMEA M&A, effective immediately.