Women didn't figure among the 10 biggest European investment banking dealmakers during H1, according to Mergerlinks. It said Rothschild's Virginie Lazes was the highest-ranking woman, with four deals of undisclosed value, followed by Goodbody's Charlotte Craigie. The report also found that women were underrepresented in some areas such as mergers and acquisitions, where they made up just 1 percent of deals. The banking sector had some "catching up to do on gender diversity", said Mergerlinks CEO Bartosz Jaskula. : More than a quarter of investment bankers say work is damaging their health In contrast, the top-10 mergers and acquisitions lawyers included two females: Linklaters partner Jessamy Gallagher and Ashurst partner Karen Davies.
Women didn't figure among the 10 biggest European investment banking dealmakers during H1, according to Mergerlinks. It said Rothschild's Virginie Lazes was the highest-ranking woman, with four deals of undisclosed value, followed by Goodbody's Charlotte Craigie. The report also found that women were underrepresented in some areas such as mergers and acquisitions, where they made up just 1 percent of deals. The banking sector had some "catching up to do on gender diversity", said Mergerlinks CEO Bartosz Jaskula. In contrast, the top-10 mergers and acquisitions lawyers included two females: Linklaters partner Jessamy Gallagher and Ashurst partner Karen Davies.