Anu Aiyengar is the Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at J.P. Morgan, and since 1999, has advised both domestic and international clients on nearly $1 trillion dollars’ worth of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures/separations, leveraged buyouts, proxy contests, unsolicited transactions and special committee assignments. Transactions she has advised on include: Subway's sale to Roark Capital Group, Omni Logistics's merger with Forward Air, United Parcel Service, Inc.'s acquisition of MNX Global Logistic, Ortho Clinical Diagnosic’s sale to Quidel, Maxar Technologies to Advent International, LVMH on its acquisition of Tiffany, E*Trade on its sale to Morgan Stanley, Home Depot on its acquisition of HD Supply, Navistar on its sale to Traton, Siemens Healthineers on its acquisition of Varian, Allergan on its sale to Abbvie, Standard Industries on its acquisition of W.R. Grace, and Waddell & Reade on its sale to Macquarie. Anu serves on the Board of Trustees of Smith College and is on the Board of Youth INC, Dress for Success and Red Cross. She is also a founding member of the Smith Business Advisory Council. Anu was named to Barron’s “100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance” list and recognized by American Banker as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Finance”. She was also the recipient of the “Impact and Innovation Award” by Dress for Success, the “Rising Star Award” by Women’s Bond Club, the 2022 Ascend A-list award, and 2024 and Business Insider’s Rainmakers list: 20 powerhouse bankers who dominated M&A and Forbes India W-Power.
