Investment Banking

UBS poaches Guggenheim’s Ethan Sawyer to be global head of media

Sawyer’s largest deals include work on Disney’s $85bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox

Swiss bank says the media sector is ‘a key part of our growth strategy ‘
Swiss bank says the media sector is ‘a key part of our growth strategy ‘ Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

UBS has poached a senior dealmaker from Guggenheim Securities to be its global head of media, in the Swiss bank’s latest big TMT hire.

Ethan Sawyer will start at UBS on 31 March and be based in New York, according to an internal memo seen by Financial News.

WSJ Logo