Oct 24 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) has appointed

Bank of America ( BAC ) executive Kevin Brunner as the global

chair of investment banking and M&A, according to an internal

memo seen by Reuters on Friday.

The largest U.S. lender by assets has been bolstering its

investment banking leadership as dealmaking and IPOs make a

comeback amid soaring markets and lower rates.

Brunner was most recently the chairman of global M&A and

global head of technology, media and telecommunications

investment banking at BofA.

The announcement comes on the heels of JPMorgan ( JPM ) poaching

three senior investment bankers from Deutsche Bank and Goldman

Sachs ( GS ) to expand the M&A team that caters to the business

services sector.

A 25-year BofA veteran, Brunner has advised on marquee

deals, including Google on its $32 billion purchase of Wiz,

Broadcom on its $69 billion acquisition of VMware and Analog

Devices on its $68 billion combination with Maxim.