Goldman names global M&A co-head Goldman Sachs has promoted Gregg Lemkau, currently the US investment bank's head of mergers & acquisitions in Europe and Asia, to global co-head of the merger division. Mr Lemkau will lead the global M&A franchise with Gene Sykes, who has been sole head of the unit since the departure of Yoël Zaoui, who left Goldman Sachs last year. Mr Lemkau and Mr Sykes will work closely with Michael Carr, Goldman's head of M&A in the Americas, according to an internal memo seen by the Financial Times The move will help reshape the merger team. While Mr Sykes and Mr Carr will be leaders of the M&A team based in the US, Mr Lemkau and Mr Pozzi will be based in London. Richard Campbell-Breeden retains his role as head of M&A for Asia ex-Japan. Mr Lemkau has been with Goldman since 1992 and has served as chief operating officer for the investment banking division. He has also held the role of co-head of global healthcare investment banking and technology M&A. The 43-year-old advised the Swedish kidney dialysis specialist Gambro on its sale to Baxter for $4bn last year, as well as advising Skype on its sale to Microsoft for $8.5bn. An experienced technology sector banker, Mr Lemkau also worked on the sale of set top box maker NDS, which was owned by News Corp and Permira, to technology group Cisco for $5bn, as well as leading the team on the $1bn investment by Goldman and DST Global into Facebook in 2011 before its initial public offering in 2012. Gilberto Pozzi, Goldman's co-head of Global consumer retail group, will become head of M&A for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Richard Gnodde, co-head of the investment banking division at Goldman, said Mr Pozzi will retain responsibilities for many of his clients in the consumer and retail sectors, while doing deals across various industries and geographies in the region. Mr Pozzi has been a partner at Goldman since 2008. Mr Pozzi will be replaced by FX (François-Xavier) de Mallmann, to co-head the consumer retail group alongside Kathy Elsesser. In addition to his new role, Mr de Mallmann will continue to be responsible for Investment Banking Services in Emea. Mr de Mallmann served as chief operating officer for the investment banking division and was previously head of investment banking for Switzerland. He joined Goldman as an analyst in London in 1993 and was named partner in 2004. Goldman has retained a leading share of the M&A market for several years, keeping its position at the top of the league tables for deal advice in 2012, according to data provider Mergermarket. Mr Zaoui has joined his brother Michael Zaoui, a former senior Morgan Stanley M&A banker, in setting up their own independent advisory boutique.