Andy Richard has agreed to join Evercore’s Investment Banking business in July as a senior managing director. He will be based in New York.

Richard has been a trusted advisor to the real estate sector for over two decades, having originated and executed a wide range of M&A, IPO, and strategic capital markets transactions for a diverse set of clients across the globe. He will join from Credit Suisse, where he was a managing director and head of U.S. REITs. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2011, Richard was a managing director at Goldman, Sachs, where he worked for 10 years, including four years as head of EMEA Real Estate based in London. He began his investment banking career at Lehman Brothers.

“Andy is well known for the depth of his experience and relationships, and for the creative and thoughtful approach he brings to his clients’ most complex challenges. We are thrilled he has agreed to join Evercore to help grow our Real Estate Advisory practice,” said John Weinberg, Evercore’s executive chairman.