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Bank of America names Iles, Poensgen to lead EMEA dealmaking
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Posted on September 22, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 22, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Bank of America appoints Geoff Iles and Lukas Poensgen as co-heads of EMEA M&A, succeeding Eamon Brabazon, with Iles in London and Poensgen in Frankfurt.
(Reuters) -Bank of America has appointed Geoff Iles and Lukas Poensgen as the co-heads of its mergers and acquisitions business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday.
The duo will replace Eamon Brabazon, who was late last year appointed as the co-head of global M&A.
A spokesperson for the U.S. bank confirmed the contents of the memo.
Iles joined BofA in 2003 and has led the bank's UK M&A business for the past seven years. He will be based in London.
Poensgen, who joined the bank in 2010 and most recently oversaw BofA's M&A business for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will be based in Frankfurt.
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru and Emma-Victoria Farr; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)
Geoff Iles and Lukas Poensgen have been appointed as the co-heads of Bank of America's mergers and acquisitions business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Geoff Iles led the bank's UK M&A business for the past seven years, while Lukas Poensgen oversaw BofA's M&A business for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Geoff Iles will be based in London, and Lukas Poensgen will be based in Frankfurt.
They will replace Eamon Brabazon, who was appointed as the co-head of global M&A late last year.
Geoff Iles joined Bank of America in 2003.
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