Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) expanded its sponsor coverage effort with the hiring of Pam Bruno as managing director.

Bruno will be responsible for covering private equity financial sponsors for the bank. Based in New York, Bruno will report to Robert Smock, head of sponsor coverage and advisory at MUFG.

“Pam will be a complementary addition to our team as we continue expanding our Sponsor Coverage capabilities,” Smock said. “Her extensive international experience in origination, structuring, and execution across this important industry, along with her proven ability to manage a deep network of clients and industry peers, will be invaluable as we look to serve this critical sector.”

Bruno has more than 25 years of financial services experience. She joins MUFG from Santander, where she held various roles for more than a decade. Most recently, she was head of financial sponsors for the U.S. and Canada, leading a team covering multi-strategy alternative investment firms, private equity firms, infrastructure funds, pension funds and wealth funds.