BTIG announced today the appointment of Tom Widener as Managing Director and Head of Power & Utilities within BTIG’s Energy & Infrastructure Investment Banking group. Mr. Widener will play a key role in expanding BTIG’s coverage across the power, utilities and broader energy infrastructure sectors, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in an increasingly active and evolving market.
Mr. Widener brings more than 35 years of investment banking experience focused on the power and utilities sector across M&A, strategic advisory and capital markets. He joins from Mizuho Greenhill where he served as Managing Director and Head of Global Power & Utilities. Previously, Mr. Widener was Vice Chairman and Head of Power & Utilities at Deutsche Bank. Earlier in his career, he was Head of Global Power, Utility and Renewables at Bear Stearns and a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, advising power and utility clients globally.
"We are thrilled to welcome Tom to BTIG," said Jon Dever, Head of BTIG Investment Banking. "His breadth of experience and long-standing relationships across the industry will be invaluable as we continue to expand and deliver strategic advice and capital markets solutions to clients in this dynamic market.”
BTIG’s Investment Banking and Capital Markets groups engage with clients and institutional investors on mergers and acquisitions, public offerings including IPOs and follow-on offerings, ATMs, SPACs, private placements and PIPEs, convertibles, debt and loans, buybacks, liquidity solutions, and venture capital, private equity transactions.
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