JPMorgan has announced that William Rifkin will join the investment bank as Vice Chairman of Mergers and Acquisitions.
He will takeover the charge in September, based in New York and reports to Jimmy Elliott, Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions.
He was involved in many prominent transactions, including Freeport-McMoRan’s acquisition of Phelps Dodge, Gold Kist’s sale to Pilgrims Pride, Adidas’ acquisition of Reebok and Cinergy’s merger with Duke Energy.
Mr. Elliott said: “Bill brings more than 30 years of M&A experience, tremendous industry knowledge and deep client relationships to our franchise. I am confident that Bill’s addition to J.P. Morgan will prove to be an enormous benefit to our clients globally.”
