2016 Media Releases

After 22 years with Deutsche Bank, Mike Roche has decided to retire from the bank at the end of April 2016. Mike was appointed Chairman of M&A in September 2015 and prior to that spent 10 years as Head of M&A for Australia and New Zealand.

On announcing his retirement Roche said: “It feels like the right time to make a change. I intend to develop another career in the business sector making use of my 40 years advisory and finance experience and am excited about what lies ahead.”

Deutsche Bank’s Australia and New Zealand CEO, Michael Ormaechea, said: “Mike is leaving at a time when our local M&A franchise has a leading market position.”

Deutsche bank finished 2015 as No.1 for Australia announced M&A deals and No.1 for Australia cross- border M&A deals. The bank was also awarded Best M&A House and Best M&A Deal (NSW Electricity’s AUD 10.3bn lease of TransGrid) by FinanceAsia magazine.

Ormaechea added: “Mike’s deep industry knowledge and relationships have been key in achieving this position. We wish him all the best in his new endeavours.”