MUFG EMEA has today announced the appointment of Anastasia Fertig as Director in Investment Grade Finance, Germany and Austria Capital Markets. Anastasia will join the Capital Markets team based in Paris, France, to lead on Germany and Austria client coverage.

Anastasia joins MUFG from Mizuho where she held the role of Director, Debt Capital Markets (“DCM"), based in Frankfurt, Germany. Anastasia spent more than seven years with Mizuho, beginning her career there as a DCM Corporate Analyst and progressed to Director.

Anastasia will report into Sophie Horreard, Director, Debt Capital Markets, MUFG EMEA. MUFG EMEA's Capital Market's team focuses on providing direct multi-currency access to international markets for the MUFG's significant corporate client base as well as for a broad range of public sector and financial institutions.

Antoine Baudron, Co-head of Capital Markets, MUFG EMEA, commented:

"I am very pleased to have Anastasia join our Capital Markets team. We have long been an active participant in Germany and Austria and Anastasia's experience in these markets will be a great benefit to us as we look to strengthen and build out capital market coverage with clients in the region."

Anastasia Fertig, Director in Investment Grade Finance, Germany and Austria Capital Markets, MUFG EMEA, said:

"This is a very exciting time to join the MUFG EMEA Capital Markets team as we further develop our origination capabilities in Germany and Austria. I look forward to working with new colleagues across the EMEA region and leveraging my Capital Markets expertise to further enhance our capabilities."

At full year 2023, MUFG EMEA had acts as a bookrunner in €84.7bn of issuance for EMEA corporate clients of which €24bn were for German corporate clients across 12 transactions¹.

^{1 Data sources: Dealogic}