Lazard Hires JPMorgan Dealmaker Kames as Germany Co-Head

Lazard Ltd. has recruited the top dealmaker for German-speaking countries at rival JPMorgan Chase & Co. for its second high-profile hire in the region this year.

Christian Kames will join Lazard in the first quarter next year as co-head of its financial advisory business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland alongside Marcus Schenck, who joined from Perella Weinberg Partners in March, a spokesman for the firm confirmed when contacted by Bloomberg News.

A representative for JPMorgan declined to comment.

Kames worked with Schenck at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the 2000s. He covered the automotive sector for 12 years at ...