UBS has appointed William Ortner as managing director of equity capital markets in the firm’s investment banking department. He will co-head structured equity capital markets for the Americas. He will be based in New York and report to Mary Ann Deignan, head of equity capital markets for the Americas.
Prior to joining UBS, Mr Ortner headed structured finance at Structured Investment Management, a New York-based mutual fund advisor. Prior to that, he was at Barclays Capital, where he headed equity-linked capital markets for the Americas.
Ms Deignan said: “We are seeing strong growth in the number of companies raising capital through equity transactions and expect that to increase even further in 2010. Mr. Bill’s combination of experience and skill in helping companies achieve their equity objectives using derivatives and other structured products, will be of great benefit to our growing client base.”
