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JPMorgan’s Ed Byers retiring after 36 years at the bank

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Ed Byers, a key figure during JPMorgan’s acquisition of City broker Cazenove, is retiring from the Wall Street bank after nearly four decades. 

Byers is currently a vice chair of investment banking for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JPMorgan and will step down at the end of August, according to a memo seen by 

The City heavyweight joined JPMorgan through its acquisition of Cazenove and has run its UK dealmaking team

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