Citigroup hires lawyer to head Australian M&A business

Andrew Clarke has resigned from law firm Allens Arthur Robinson to become managing director and head of M&A at Citigroup covering Australia and New Zealand. His new job starts at the beginning of 2007, and he replaces John Hanson who left for Merrill Lynch in August.Clarke spent 20 years at Allens Arthur Robinson as a corporate advisor on both capital market and M&A transactions. He has represented some of AustraliaÆs largest companies including News Corp and Sonic Healthcare.…