Citi halves European leveraged loan team

The global bank has cut half the members of its 27-strong team. Deal fees from private equity have collapsed on the back of the credit crunch, as banks have pulled back from larger buyout deals.

Global bank Citi has slashed its European leveraged finance team by half, according to a source close to the bank.

The bank has made redundant seven of the 27 people in its leveraged finance team, as well as reassigning another seven to other parts of the bank. Citi declined to comment.

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