Deutsche Bank has poached a senior dealmaker from Credit Suisse to lead its equity capital markets business in Europe, as the German lender continues to build out its investment bank.

Stephane Gruffat has joined the bank as co-head of equity capital markets and head of equity syndicate for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to an internal memo seen by Financial News. He joins from Credit Suisse, where he was head of equity syndicate for Emea.