Ros L’Esperance
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Ros L’Esperance, co-head of global banking at
UBS
Investment Bank, says she loves the intellectual stimulation of solving issues for clients and navigating complex transactions, but also values balance in her life.
Though “there are some weeks where finding the balance feels near impossible,” with a husband, four children, and two dogs, “I have a work-life balance that works well for me and my family,” says L’Esperance, who joined UBS in 2014.
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The global banking division of UBS Investment Bank, a division of UBS AG, includes the firm’s mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and financing solutions business. The team’s challenge this year is to keep the momentum going after an incredibly strong 2021. It brought in $3.2 billion last year, up 32% from the prior year.
Markets have been “somewhat slower” early this year given geopolitical issues and uncertainty over monetary policy, says L’Esperance, who began her career at Lehman Brothers Holdings in 1987, and later worked in the investment banking division at Barclays.
“Throughout her 30-year career, Ros has established a reputation as an astute dealmaker and problem solver, as well as an impactful manager and mentor,” says Robert Karofsky, president of UBS Investment Bank.
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