Rothschild has hired two veteran mergers and acquisitions bankers as the European firm seeks to expand in North America.

James Neissa, who had been global co-head of investment banking at UBS, will oversee Rothschild's North American operations, the firm plans to announce. Lee LeBrun, who was co-head of mergers for the Americas at UBS, will become head of M&A for North America at Rothschild. The men will assume their new roles in September and be based in New York.