The provided headline, "JPMorgan poaches M&A banker Amy Lissauer from Bank of America," appears to be inaccurate based on available information. In August 2019, Amy Lissauer transitioned from Evercore Inc. to Bank of America Corp., where she was hired to work on defending companies against activist investors. At Bank of America, she took on the role of Global Head of Activism and Raid Defense, a position she still holds as of recent reports.
Prior to her move to Bank of America, Lissauer was a managing director at Evercore for four years, focusing on activism and raid defense. Her career also includes time as the COO of Executive Finance (Dalio Family Office) at Bridgewater Associates, and a Vice President in Goldman Sachs' Mergers and Acquisitions Group. She has a B.S. from Cornell University and has advised over 300 companies on activism and related matters. She has also been recognized with the Global M&A Network’s Top Woman Dealmaker Award in 2022 and 2023.
Bank of America has been actively recruiting senior investment bankers, including Omid Ahdieh from Wells Fargo for its healthcare group and Jean Greene from Lazard. The firm concentrates on defending companies from activist investors, similar to rivals such as Morgan Stanley, Lazard Ltd, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
