OREANDA-NEWS. November 21, 2012. Renaissance Capital, the leading emerging markets investment bank, has hired Isabella da Costa Mendes as Managing Director, Head of ECM and DCM Execution.

Da Costa Mendes, who is based in London, joins Renaissance Capital from Morgan Stanley, where she was responsible for its emerging markets credit structuring business for the Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEEMEA) region.

Da Costa Mendes’ previous experience includes 10 years at JP Morgan, where she held several positions, including executive director responsible for the firm’s emerging markets structuring business for Latin America and CEEMEA; and four years in the capital markets group at Linklaters, in New York, London and Madrid.