08:53 AM EDT, 10/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- HSBC's ( HSBC ) equity capital markets chief for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa is set to leave, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Christopher Laing is set to exit the bank after eight years, having served on the team that helped arrange Saudi Aramco's record-setting $29 billion public offering in 2019, the report said.

The departure comes as the company reduces its banking operations in Europe, the UK, and the Americas.

HSBC ( HSBC ) and Laing did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

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