Ranson demand

Six-year Merrill Lynch veteran, Simon Ranson has been hired by Citigroup in Sydney to head the corporate and investment banking division's property group. Ranson will report jointly to Alan James, Citigroup's head of investment banking in Australasia, and Mark Patterson, global head of property, based in New York. Ranson moves from Merrill Lynch where he has held many positions, most recently as head of real estate in investment banking. During that time he advised companies such as …