Goldman vet jumps ship. William Anderson is leaving Goldman Sachs to join Evercore Partners. Anderson is a veteran activist-defense advisor, a rare and specialized skill. Evercore and Goldman have worked together before to defend DuPont Co. from activist investors. Wall Street Journal
Deutsche loses M&A head. Henrik Aslaksen is leaving his position as global head of mergers and acquisitions after more than 10 years. The move comes as a shock to the firm, sources report. Wall Street Journal
Ex Deutsche CEO looking at Japanese firm. Anshu Jain, former Deutsche Bank co-CEO, is considering a position with Japanese tech lender SoftBank. Jain left Deutsche June 30, and has been in talks with SoftBank for about a month. New York Post
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