HSBC has strengthened its Capital Markets and Advisory franchise in Saudi Arabia with the appointment of three senior bankers across its mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity capital markets (ECM), and leveraged and acquisition finance (LAF) businesses.
Pierre Fayad has joined as Director, Mergers & Acquisitions after previously serving at Goldman Sachs and Lazard. Based in Saudi Arabia, Fayad will work closely with HSBC’s regional M&A leadership team to originate and execute strategic transactions. During his seven years at Goldman Sachs in Paris, he advised on major European M&A deals spanning the healthcare, consumer, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), chemicals, and industrial sectors.
Chris Johannson has also been appointed Director, Equity Capital Markets, transferring from HSBC in Germany. Johannson brings more than a decade of ECM experience, having executed over EUR 80 billion worth of equity capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), rights issues, accelerated bookbuilds, and convertible bond offerings.
Andrew Pedder joined HSBC in Saudi Arabia as Head of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance. Relocating from Singapore, Pedder has been with HSBC since 2009, holding senior debt financing roles across the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In his new position, he will lead the origination and execution of leveraged and acquisition finance transactions for corporate, sovereign, and financial institution clients in the Kingdom.
The appointments form part of HSBC’s broader strategy to deepen its presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a region the bank considers a key growth market driven by increasing cross-border investment, capital raising activity, and stronger financial links between the Middle East and Asia.
Although HSBC has been restructuring parts of its global operations under Group Chief Executive Officer Georges Elhedery, the bank continues to expand its advisory and capital markets capabilities across high-growth markets in Asia and the Middle East.
Elhedery reaffirmed HSBC’s confidence in the Gulf’s long-term economic outlook, highlighting the region’s resilience and strategic importance to the bank’s global growth ambitions.
