Advisory and investment banking firm Duff & Phelps announced the appointment of new managing director Dafydd Evans to its European M&A practice. Evans is based in the firm’s London office and has more than 13 years of corporate finance experience across both M&A and restructuring within the European industrials sector.

Prior to joining Duff & Phelps, Evans worked at DC Advisory (formerly Close Brothers Corporate Finance) for seven years and the Corporate Finance team at PwC for six years.

“We are pleased to welcome Daf to the investment banking team, and we look forward to his contribution to our middle-market industrials and cross-border assignments,” commented Jake Silverman, Duff & Phelps’ global head of investment banking.