JPMorgan hires senior bankers to expand mid-cap investment banking

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(Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase hired three senior bankers on Monday to strengthen its mid-cap investment banking team and expand its presence in the dealmaking space.

Rohan Juneja, Ryan Lake and Lauren Vitale will join a team of over 250 bankers dedicated to mid-sized companies and investors, the bank said. The unit has closed more than 175 mid-cap deals since the start of 2025, amid heightened market volatility.

Juneja, previously with Jefferies, will be based in New York as a managing director, covering media and communications clients.

Lake, who most recently worked at Arlington Capital Advisors, has joined as a managing director and will be based in Phoenix, covering both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage companies.

Vitale, who joined from Lincoln International, joined as an executive director based in Chicago and will focus on education and broader business services.

“Mid-cap companies and investors are critical players in our national economy, driving innovation, creating jobs and providing essential services,” said John Richert, global head of mid-cap investment banking at JPMorgan.

“We have grown our team by 40% over the past year to ensure we can deliver the tailored solutions and deep industry expertise that our clients need.”

The lender beat estimates for second-quarter profit in July, with investment banking fees rising 7% to $2.5 billion, buoyed by growth in mergers and acquisitions and debt underwriting.

The bank also recently hired Max Barrett as managing director for natural resources and Carl Torrillo as managing director in New York to cover capital goods companies.

(Reporting by Nupur Anand in New York and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Mohammed Safi Shamsi)