Donna Chung

Experience

1. Director

   Deutsche Bank

   Apr 2023 — Present · London, GB

   EMEA Financial Sponsors Client Coverage and Business Development - Corporate Finance• Provide Sponsors coverage and advice to a select group of Private Equity (PE) Clients • Expert at evaluating Private Equity M&A and IPO trends by Sector, Country, Product and Client to drive deal selection, strategic planning, and maintenance of top 3 league table position since 2009• Provide critical analysis of PE Client behaviour such as investment preferences, aggressiveness in auction processes and available firepower to help support our pitching efforts and identify potential acquisition ideas. The analysis is of strategic importance to Corporate Finance as it helps determine our business selection decisions (i.e. selecting the “best horse” for M&A advisory) and idea generation• Drive the Sponsors team pipeline which feeds into the strategy of Product and Sector teams by tracking c.400 upcoming auctions in the market annually and c.200 potential Sponsor portfolio companies that may exit in the next 24 months• Understand the fee pool dynamic, strengths and weaknesses of our top 20 competitors. Regularly review DB’s Client coverage footprint against fee potential and strategize with Senior Management on how to increase c.8% wallet share of c.€4bn EMEA sponsors fee pool• Expert communicator, collaborating effectively across Corporate Finance Sector, Country and Products teams ranging from Analyst to Global Heads (MDs)• Input is the first step in the chain that determines where we win or lose, the strategy of how and to who we pitch to, which directly impacts the profitability of DB’s PE franchise and Corporate Finance

Education

• City, University of London

  Bachelor's degree

  2004 — 2007

• Bayes Business School

  Master's degree

  2007 — 2008