Barclays has announced the appointment of investment banking veteran Ryan Voegeli as its head of investment banking for Canada.

Voegeli joins from CIBC Capital Markets where he was head of Global Diversified Industries investment banking. During a period of more than 12 years, he oversaw teams in Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chicago and San Francisco.

Voegeli also previously served as head of Canadian Telecom, Media & Technology Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Barclays praised Voegeli for playing a key role in a “vast number of landmark transactions” including advising Shaw Communications in its $26 billion sale to Rogers Communications and advising the firm on its $1.6 billion purchase of Wind Mobile.

Geoffrey Belsher, chairman and country chief executive officer 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.”

Taylor Wright, global co-head of investment banking at Barclays, said that the hire of Voegeli shows the bank’s continued commitment to the Canadian Market and that “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.”

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