In today’s ever-changing financial world, our core investment banking tenets of strategic vision, execution excellence and unwavering client focus remain more important than ever.

Nigel Bell

Senior Managing Director and US Head of Consumer & Retail Investment Banking, Ernst & Young LLP

Australian by birth, married with one child. Music, documentary and sports enthusiast.

Nigel has more than 27 years of investment banking experience, with the last 15 years focused on the consumer, retail and restaurant sectors. He has completed more than 100 M&A transactions, as well as more than 50 lead managed debt and equity offerings. Nigel’s M&A experience includes many forms of transactions, including sell-side, buy-side, merger, spin-off, carve-out, joint venture (JV), recapitalization and fairness opinions, in both the private and public markets.

Prior to joining Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC, Nigel held senior investment banking positions at Stifel, Oppenheimer, Jefferies, J.P. Morgan and Rothschild.

Nigel has a Bachelor of Commerce, Master in Financial Economics and a Law Degree, all from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 licenses.

How Nigel is building a better working world

Nigel believes that the breadth, depth and diversity of the EY platform (as represented by its people and service offerings) are significant differentiators in today’s complex, changing and competitive financial services world. Nigel is also strongly focused on helping junior team members develop into senior roles through fulfilling and successful team experiences.

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