Barclays has appointed Ryan Voegeli as head of investment banking for Canada. Voegeli will be based in Toronto.
Voegeli has twenty years of investment banking experience, and joins Barclays from CIBC Capital Markets where he was head of global diversified industries investment banking. In this role he led a team spanning Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chicago and San Francisco. Prior to joining CIBC in 2011, Voegeli was Head of Canadian telecom, media and technology investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Geoffrey Belsher, chairman and country CEO for Canada, said: “Ryan’s extensive industry relationships, combined with his proven leadership capabilities, will be of enormous value to our clients and colleagues.”
“With this outstanding addition to our platform, the whole team looks forward to even better serving our clients, and making increased inroads into key business areas such as cross-border M&A, equity financing, and high-yield financing,” Belsher added.
Voegeli has advised the Special Committee of Shaw Communications in connection with its US$26 billion sale to Rogers Communications, and advised Shaw Communications on its US$1.6 billion acquisition of Wind Mobile. He advised George Weston Limited in connection with its sale of Weston Foods, and Loblaw in connection with its US$845 million acquisition of Lifemark Health Group, as well as on the US$460 million IPO of Choice Properties out of Loblaw.
Voegeli also advised TELUS on its US$2.9 billion acquisition of Lifeworks, and GFL on its US$5.125 billion recapitalisation led by BC Partners and OTPP. He also has extensive experience in initial public offerings, having advised as joint bookrunner on the US$1.4 billion IPO of TELUS International, joint bookrunner on the US$531 million IPO of Ceridian, joint bookrunner on the US$460 million IPO of Aritzia, and joint bookrunner on the US$380 million IPO of Hudson’s Bay Company.
Taylor Wright, global co-head of investment banking, said: “We are deeply committed to Canada and the Canadian markets, and we look forward to working together with our clients to further build on our shared successes.”
“Under Ryan’s leadership the team will continue to drive best in class outcomes for our clients, both within Canada and for our broader Americas and Global Investment Banking businesses,” Wright added.
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