Deutsche Bank has appointed Andre Silva as managing director and co-head of debt capital markets for Latin America. Reportedly, he will be based in New York and responsible for the firm’s debt capital market expansion in Latin America. Mr. Silva and co-head Carlos Mendoza will report to Alberto Ardura, managing director and head of debt capital markets & client coverage group for Latin America.

Mr. Silva joins Deutsche Bank from JP Morgan, where he was an executive director in the Latin American debt capital markets business responsible for the origination and execution of debt capital markets transactions for Brazilian companies.

Mr. Ardura said: “Latin America is an important focus for us, so we are extremely pleased to add a talented banker like Mr. Silva to our team. I am confident that his track record in Latin America and industry expertise across capital markets will prove a valuable resource to our clients and the bank as we continue to enhance our underwriting capabilities in the region.”