Bio

James Hartop joined Centerview Partners in 2015 to further build out Centerview’s client base across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and provide advice to Centerview’s global client base in the region. His transaction experience spans the globe and different industries, with involvement in a number of landmark transactions including Anglo American’s response to an unsolicited merger proposal from Xstrata; the US$8 billion demerger of Mondi; Anglo American’s acquisition of 40% of De Beers for $5.1 billion; and the 2007 merger of Reuters Group plc and the Thomson Corporation to create the first dual-listed company between the UK and Canada. James was previously at UBS where he spent nearly 20 years and held a variety of roles including Head of Investment Banking in EMEA and Head of the Global Industrials Group in EMEA. James holds BA and MA degrees from Trinity College, Oxford University.