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BNP Paribas appoints Christoph-Sebastian Meier to lead Swiss investment banking
BNP Paribas has created a new investment banking unit in Switzerland and appointed Christoph-Sebastian Meier to lead it from Zurich.
Meier took up the role on November 2, 2026, and will focus especially on advisory work.
He has 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, including a decade at Lincoln International in Zurich, and has worked as an independent adviser since 2025.
The unit will advise companies, financial institutions, investors, families, entrepreneurs and founders on acquisitions, sales and capital-market deals.
It will work closely with BNP Paribas’s wealth management and corporate and financial institution coverage teams.
The expansion is part of BNP Paribas’s long-term Swiss growth plan, and the bank says the new unit will help it serve clients across these areas.
BNP Paribas appointed Christoph-Sebastian Meier to lead its newly created Investment Banking Switzerland unit from 2 November 2026.
Meier will lead the unit from Zurich, with a particular focus on advisory services.
The unit will advise on acquisitions, sales, other strategic transactions and capital-market deals.
It will serve companies, financial institutions, financial investors, families, entrepreneurs and founders.
The expansion is part of BNP Paribas’s long-term growth strategy in Switzerland and its Swiss Territory Growth Plan 2030.
- Who
- BNP Paribas appointed Christoph-Sebastian Meier to lead the unit.
- What
- He took over as head of Investment Banking Switzerland.
- When
- 2 November 2026.
- Where
- The unit will be based in Zurich and serve clients in Switzerland.
- Why
- BNP Paribas says the expansion supports its long-term growth strategy in Switzerland.
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Meier has advised companies, investors and entrepreneurs as an independent M&A and corporate finance adviser.
Meier took over leadership of BNP Paribas’s Investment Banking Switzerland unit.
- Appointment
- Christoph-Sebastian Meier
- Start date
- 2 November 2026
- Base
- Zurich
- M&A experience
- 20 years
- Previous employer
- Lincoln International in Zurich, where he worked for 10 years
- Strategic plan
- Swiss Territory Growth Plan 2030