WSJ News Exclusive | Harris Williams Hires Credit Suisse Executive to Lead Europe Secondary Team

Harris Williams has hired a longtime Credit Suisse executive to lead a team that will advise on private-market secondary deals in Europe, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Jonathan Abecassis has joined the investment bank as a managing director in its London office, alongside director and fellow Credit Suisse alum Dainora Miliauskaite, the people said. The team will focus mainly on sponsor-led deals, processes instigated by fund managers to extend their hold over companies while giving existing investors…