Barclays today announced the appointment of Andrew K. Woeber as Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Andrew will report to Cathal Deasy and Taylor Wright, Global Co-Heads of Investment Banking. He will be based in New York and join the Investment Banking Management Team.
Mr. Woeber has more than 25 years of experience advising leading global companies on transactions across sectors. He was formerly a Partner at Centerview, leading c-suite coverage and strategic transactions for several large companies across a broad range of industries. Mr. Woeber also held leadership roles at Greenhill & Co. and Morgan Stanley. Early in his career, he was a corporate lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, where he focused primarily on M&A. Mr. Woeber received a law degree from Harvard and an economics degree from Stanford.
Mr. Woeber has completed M&A and financing transactions with many important global companies including Amphenol, Berkshire Hathaway, Blackstone, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Comcast, Dolby, KKR, Safeway, Schwab, Sprint, Time Warner, Verizon, Volvo and Wells Fargo.
Commenting on the appointment, Cathal Deasy, said, “At Barclays, we believe that strategic advisory forms the foundation of many of our most valued and long-standing client relationships, while also serving as an attractive and fee-based franchise for the Investment Bank. Andrew is a proven leader with an extensive track record of advising senior executives and boards on significant transactions. We are excited to have him lead our global M&A franchise.”
