April 23, 2025
Tanweer Kabir Named Global Head of Emerging Markets Equities Trading 

 

We are pleased to announce that Tanweer Kabir will become global head of Emerging Markets Equities Trading, in addition to his current role as head of Asia Pacific Macro Equities and Synthetics Trading.

Tanweer joined Goldman Sachs in 2000 as a vice president in Equities in Sydney. He was named managing director in 2006 and partner in 2018.

Please join us in congratulating Tanweer on his expanded role, and in wishing him continued success.

April 23, 2025
Raya Prabhu to Join Asset & Wealth Management in Alternatives Capital Formation 

 

We are pleased to announce that Raya Prabhu will join Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) in Alternatives Capital Formation, with responsibility for Private Credit strategies globally. In addition, Raya will spearhead a number of Asset Management Private areas of focus, including balance sheet deployment and financing. 
 
Raya joins us from Global Banking & Markets, where he currently serves as co-head of Leveraged Finance in the Americas within the Capital Solutions Group. Previously, he was responsible for the Natural Resources Financing Group and the Financial Institutions Leveraged Finance Group across origination and execution.
 
Raya is a member of the Firmwide Capital Committee. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 as an associate, and was named managing director in 2010 and partner in 2022. 
 
Please join us in welcoming Raya to AWM, and in wishing him continued success. 

April 23, 2025
Launch of Global Portfolio Operations Group as Part of Value Accelerator Expansion; Lou D’Ambrosio and Darius Adamczyk to Co-Lead the Group, With Darius Becoming a Partner

 

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our Value Accelerator with the launch of the Global Portfolio Operations Group, which will be co-led by Lou D’Ambrosio and Darius Adamczyk. This evolution builds on our strategy of embedding operating excellence into the core of our investing process and decision-making. Lou and Darius will lead portfolio operations across our companies, partnering with our Alternatives business chief investment officers. 

We are also pleased to announce that Darius will become a partner. Darius joined our firm last year as advisory chairman of Private Investments and Operations, after serving in a number of leadership positions outside the firm over the course of his distinguished career, including most recently as CEO of Honeywell — where he worked for many years and led the company’s transformation and outperformance.  

Our operating expansion builds on a position of strength. Over the past several years, we have developed an exceptional value creation platform that has become a defining element of our private investing business. The Value Accelerator — created by Lou D’Ambrosio in collaboration with investing leaders including Brad Gross and Darren Cohen — has grown into a distinguished platform with more than 100 top-tier operating executives focused on creating impact across our portfolio.
 
Lou and Darius have worked closely on high-impact initiatives forging a strong partnership that will now take on an even greater role in leading global portfolio operations. Darius will join Lou and key investing leaders on our Investment Committees, further embedding operational excellence into investment decision making and governance. Darius and Lou will also chair Portfolio Operating Committee reviews, partnering with investors in driving a disciplined, results-oriented approach to deliver exceptional outcomes.
 
Please join us in congratulating Lou and Darius on their expanded leadership roles in our firm. 

April 7, 2025
Ling Pong to Assume Additional Responsibilities as Head of North Asia Private Wealth Management

 

We are pleased to announce that Ling Pong will assume additional responsibilities as head of the North Asia region for Private Wealth Management (PWM). In her expanded role, Ling will focus on driving growth and deepening client relationships throughout North Asia. She will continue to serve as head of PWM Capital Markets, Equity Structuring and Managed Strategies offerings for Asia Pacific.

 
Previously, Ling was chief of staff for Asia Pacific Ex-Japan, where she helped execute strategic initiatives and priorities for the region, in addition to promoting connectivity across divisions to deliver the firm’s full capabilities to our clients. She is a member of the Asia Pacific Suitability Committee and Asia Pacific Conduct Committee.

Ling joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 as an associate, and was named managing director in 2010 and partner in 2024.
 
Please join us in congratulating Ling and wishing her continued success in her expanded role.

April 3, 2025
Johannes Fritze to Retire

 

After more than 15 years of dedicated service, Johannes Fritze, head of the Real Estate Group in EMEA, Asia Ex-Japan, and Australia and New Zealand, will retire. Johannes will work with our teams over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. 

Throughout his tenure at the firm, Johannes has developed and deepened our relationships with many of our most significant Real Estate clients globally, and has helped lead our efforts to further grow our franchise across EMEA, Asia Ex-Japan, and Australia and New Zealand, delivering innovative solutions and expert advice to our clients.
 
In addition to his commercial contributions, Johannes has demonstrated a strong commitment to our people and culture by mentoring and developing our next generation of bankers.

Johannes joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 as a managing director and was named partner in 2014.

Please join us in thanking Johannes for his many contributions to the firm and our clients, and in wishing him and his family the best in the years ahead.

March 28, 2025
Announcing the Formation of the Sponsor M&A Group in the Americas 

 

As part of our continued investment in sponsor clients, we are pleased to announce the formation of a dedicated Sponsor Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) practice in the Americas. The team, led by Haidee Lee, global head of Sponsor M&A, will comprise more than two dozen bankers including those in our Continuation Fund Advisory business, and will form part of our expanded Global M&A franchise, led by Stephan Feldgoise. 

This Sponsor M&A group will focus on the origination and execution of transactions with our sponsor clients, predominantly within the middle market, as well as generate opportunities for our Asset & Wealth Management business. The team will work closely with the Sponsor M&A teams in EMEA and Asia Pacific, collaborating with the Cross Markets Group and FSIG, and be fully aligned with our industry groups globally.

Goldman Sachs remains the premier M&A advisor globally, leading worldwide advisory revenues every consecutive year for more than two decades. And, as noted in our 2025 M&A Outlook, we expect sponsors to continue to represent a large and growing share of M&A across all size ranges and geographies. We anticipate hundreds of portfolio companies with enterprise valuations greater than $1bn to seek exits via secondary transactions, sales or IPOs over the next two to three years. Uniting our transaction specialists in one expanded, global franchise will allow us to better serve these critical large cap and middle market clients with further investment and focus and a greater range of creative solutions.  
  
Please join us in wishing the entire Sponsor M&A practice continued success.

March 27, 2025
Steve Scobie to Become an Advisory Director

 

After nearly 22 years of distinguished service, Steve Scobie, global head of Structured Investing, will retire from the partnership and become an advisory director at the end of June. I look forward to benefitting from Steve’s continued advice and counsel in this capacity.

 

During his more than two decades at the firm, Steve has played an integral role in building and developing our Structured Investing business, serving first as European head before becoming global head of the group in 2010. He has been consistently committed to meeting our strategic priorities and driving results for our business. Steve’s leadership and perspectives were instrumental as the team navigated through periods of product evolution and economic cycles, and as we brought a number of our businesses together in a unified AWM platform over the years.  

 

In addition to his many commercial contributions, Steve has served as a mentor and friend to many colleagues around the world.  

 

Steve joined Goldman Sachs as an executive director in 2003, and was named managing director in 2006 and partner in 2010. He is a member of the Structured Products Committee.

 

Outside of the firm, Steve will continue to be involved both with neuroscience research through his alma mater, the University of Bristol, and with the West Ham Foundation, an organization devoted to empowering communities through sport and education.

 

Please join us in thanking Steve for his continued service and dedication to our firm, our clients and our people.