MUFG MUFG snares three banking veterans from rival institutions. Michael Klein, Keith Murray join from Regions Bank and RBC, respectively, John Timoney joins from Antares. The Japanese bank continues its hiring spree with an eye on direct lending and PE coverage. MUFG has hired three senior bankers in the US to bolster its coverage of private equity firms and build out its direct lending business. Michael Klein and Keith Murray have joined the Japanese bank as managing directors of sponsor coverage, MUFG spokesperson Assaf Kedem told Insider. Both will report to Matt Maley, MUFG's head of private equity sponsor coverage, which falls within the bank's corporate advisory group.