Barclays hires Stephen Stewart as Head of M&A Execution for Canada

With over 15 years of Investment Banking experience, Mr. Stewart brings to Barclays deep client relationships and industry knowledge that will further strengthen the Canada platform and extensively complement the broader Americas and Global M&A businesses

Barclays today announces the hire of Stephen Stewart as Head of M&A Execution for Canada. Mr. Stewart is based in Toronto, and dually reports to Ryan Voegeli, Head of Investment Banking for Canada, and Dan Grabos, Head of Americas M&A. Mr. Stewart is responsible for the leadership of the Canadian M&A Investment Banking business.

Mr. Stewart has over 15 years of investment banking experience, and joined Barclays from TD Securities, where most recently he was a Managing Director, M&A. He joined TD Securities in 2008 and throughout his career has played key roles in a vast number of landmark transactions. These include advising the special committee of Nuvei on the US$6.3bn take-private by Advent International, advising the independent committee of Neighbourly Pharmacy on the $1.2bn take-private by Persistence Capital Partners and advising Dream Global REIT on its $6.2bn sale to Blackstone. He advised Thomson Reuters on both the sale of a 55% majority stake in its Financial & Risk business to Blackstone and the US$27bn sale of Refinitiv to the London Stock Exchange. Mr. Stewart also advised George Weston on the spin-out of Choice Properties from Loblaw and Choice Properties on the $6bn acquisition of Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust.

“Stephen’s extensive experience and proven track-record of delivery of standout solutions will be a driving force for our business in Canada,” says Ryan Voegeli, Head of Investment Banking for Canada. “His expertise across key sectors and his leadership capabilities will be of significant value to our clients and to Barclays.”

“This hire is further evidence of our unwavering commitment to Canada, and the addition of Stephen to the team will help us to further build upon our strong momentum,” said Geoffrey Belsher, Chairman and Country Chief Executive Officer for Canada. “We are the leading bulge bracket firm in Canada and are committed to continuing to invest in our platform to enable us to deliver for our Canadian clients and to bring Canada to the world.”

Barclays has also recently hired Jeff Lau as a Director, and the bank continues to add roles across the team as part of our commitment to serving Canadian clients with Industry leading Investment Banking talent.

Barclays has served clients in Canada for close to a century, and is one of the leading global banks in the country. The Barclays Canada team delivers Investment Banking, Global Markets, and Global Research coverage, providing clients in Canada with seamless access to Barclays’ global network, and extensive in-country opportunities for international clients.

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