Blackstone named senior deal maker Joseph Baratta as the head of its global private equity operations. [DealBook]

David Hammond, a longtime Morgan Stanley banker, will lead Credit Suisse’s metal and mining advisory unit. [DealBook]

Alexandre de Rothschild, 32, who worked at financial firms before joining his family’s bank, is being groomed to run the bank within five years. [Bloomberg]

JANA co-founder Gary Claar has been shifted to a lower-profile “senior adviser” role. [Absolute Return]

Bank of America Merrill Lynch named Elizabeth Hammond the head of its capital introduction team in the United States. [DealBook]

Dynasty Financial Partners hired John Sullivan, a former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney head of wealth planning, to work with financial advisors joining the firm. [Investment News]