Larry Grafstein | |
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| Born | Laurence Stephen Grafstein |
| Education | Harvard University (B.A.) 1982 University of Oxford (M.Phil) 1984 University of Toronto (Juris Doctor) 1988 |
| Occupation(s) | M&A advisor, banker |
| Known for | RBC Capital Markets (Deputy chairman) |
| Spouse | Rebecca Weatherhead (married 1989–present) |
| Relatives | Jerry Grafstein (father) |
Larry Grafstein (born Laurence S. Grafstein [1] ) is an American investment banker and Mergers and Acquisitions advisor, currently the Deputy Chairman of the Global Investment Bank at RBC Capital Markets. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Larry Grafstein is the son of former Canadian senator Jerry Grafstein and Carole Grafstein, a member of the Order of Canada. [3] [6] He graduated from Harvard University with Bachelor of Arts in 1982 where he was Executive Editor of The Harvard Crimson. [7] [8]
He received his M.Phil degree from University of Oxford at Balliol, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and president of the Oxford Union. [9] [10] He received his Juris Doctor from University of Torronto Faculty of Law in 1988. [11] [3]
Grafstein began his Wall Street career at Wasserstein Perella & Co. in 1990. [12] In 2001, he became the Managing Director and Co-head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at the investment bank, Lazard Ltd. [13] [14] [15] In March 2009, Grafstein helped lead the group that bought The New Republic magazine, together with its longtime editor Martin Peretz, from CanWest Communications. [16] [17] He also chaired The New Republic’s Advisory Board until its subsequent sale to Facebook co-founder, Chris Hughes in 2012. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
Later in 2009, Grafstein joined Rothschild & Co. in New York as a Managing Director and Co-head of M&A. [23] [24] [25] In September 2012, he left Rothschild & Co and joined Swiss financial services company, UBS Group AG as Co-head of M&A in the Americas. [26] [27] [28] He worked at UBS as the co-head of M&A in the Americas. [29] [30] [31] Since September 2018, Grafstein has served as the Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of the Global Investment Bank at RBC Capital Markets. [32] [33]
Larry Grafstein is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Horace Mann School, [7] a member of the executive committee of the Wall Street division of UJA-Federation of New York [34] and a member of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Foundation of Upper Canada College, his high school alma mater. [35]
Grafstein has been married to Rebecca Weatherhead since 1989. [36] [37]