Bill Waite
Managing Director, Consumer Growth, Corporate and Leveraged Finance,
CIBC World Markets

CIBC World Markets is the investment banking arm of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, one of the major Canadian Banks. CIBC provides advisory and financing to its clients that include strategic industry players and financial sponsors.

The Consumer Growth group within World Markets is a worldwide business and is focussed on the leisure sectors which includes Hospitality, Travel and Gaming. Bill is based in London with primary focus on investment banking services to the Travel Services and the Hospitality sectors.

Travel Services includes the traditional travel companies, the maturing online travel sector, and companies providing support services. Bill has been involved in a number of notable recent M&A assignments including the sale of Anyway.com in France to Expedia, and HotelClub of Australia to Cendant. Hospitality transactions have included Nomura's acquisition of Meridien and Permira's acquisition of Travelodge.

In addition to M&A activities Bill has a wide experience of arranging Debt facilities for clients.

Bill joined CIBC in 1975. His experience has included, Investment Banking, Risk Management leading to the senior industry coverage role that he now holds which commenced in 1999.

Bill is a member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators.