Ducera Taps Temasek, Goldman Alum Vaske as Partner, M&A Co-Head

Ducera Partners hired John Vaske, Temasek Holdings Pte’s former head of Americas and a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner, as vice chairman, partner and co-head of mergers and acquisitions.

Vaske’s appointment comes as the firm, best known for providing restructuring advice, seeks to increase its revenues from what executives called “healthy company” M&A.

Ducera, founded in 2015, has been making forays into traditional dealmaking, including advising on Monsanto’s $56 billion sale to Bayer AG. The company led by Chief Executive Officer Michael Kramer has largely advised private firms, but is increasingly aiming to work with public companies, according ...