Wayne Kawarabayashi
InvestorChief Operating Officer, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Union Square Advisors LLC
New York City Metropolitan Area
About
COO and Partner with 30+ years of investment banking experience executing over $200 billion in technology M&A, particularly in software, enterprise IT, and financial technology sectors.
Experience
- Union Square AdvisorsPartner, Chief Operating Officer and Head of M&Acurrent2013 — present
- Barclays CapitalManaging Director, M&A (Technology, Power & Utilities)2008 — 2013
- Lehman BrothersManaging Director, M&A (Technology)1998 — 2008
- Lehman BrothersAnalyst1993 — 1996
Education
- Wharton School of BusinessMBA1996 — 1998
- Georgetown University1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Investment Banking55Capital Markets21Equities4Hedge Funds11Valuation22Private Equity13High Yield3Fixed Income9Emerging Markets12Financial Modeling25LBO37Corporate Finance13
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Financial StructuringDerivativesLeveraged FinanceAlternative InvestmentsDue DiligenceMergersVenture CapitalInvestmentsMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AnalysisFinanceFrom Wayne's professional profile.
Colleagues at Union Square Advisors LLC
Camille Chow
Business Management Associate at Union Square Advisors LLC
Carter McClelland
Chairman and Founder at SteelSky Ventures
Charles Wind
Analyst at Union Square Advisors LLC
Devon Ritch
Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions at Union Square Advisors LLC
Edward (Ted) R. Smith
President and Co-Founder at Union Square Advisors LLC
Gelila Bekele
Head of AI Strategy at Union Square Advisors LLC
Ishrak Zaman
Analyst at Union Square Advisors LLC
Jon Shalowitz
Managing Director, Software at Union Square Advisors LLC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wayne Kawarabayashi?
- COO and Partner with 30+ years of investment banking experience executing over $200 billion in technology M&A, particularly in software, enterprise IT, and financial technology sectors.
- Where does Wayne Kawarabayashi work?
- Wayne Kawarabayashi is Chief Operating Officer, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Union Square Advisors LLC.
- Where did Wayne Kawarabayashi go to school?
- Wayne Kawarabayashi studied at Wharton School of Business (MBA); Georgetown University.
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