Industrials Investment Banking Group

Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC’s (EYCA) Industrials group is an industry-focused investment banking team with access to the broad global EY network.

The team

Photographic portrait of John Woodby
John Woodby
US Head of Industrials & Energy Investment Banking
Photograpgic portrait of Hisham Barghout
Hisham Barghout
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC, Head of US Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking, Managing Director

What we can do for you

Our professionals have in-depth sector knowledge and have completed over 200 exclusive sales, mergers, acquisitions, and debt and equity capital advisory transactions.

We have experience advising clients on a diverse range of transaction types and sizes across the following subsectors:

  • Aerospace, defense & government services
  • Agriculture
  • Building products & materials
  • Capital goods & equipment
  • Chemicals & plastics
  • Distribution
  • Electronic components & systems
  • Engineered products
  • Engineering & construction
  • Filtration
  • Industrial & environmental services
  • Metals & mining
  • Paper & packaging
  • Process control & instrumentation
  • Specialty manufacturing
  • Test & measurement
  • Transportation & logistics

Representative transactions

Our team

John Woodby

US Head of Industrials & Energy Investment Banking
M&A and capital markets leader in industrial and energy services. Thought leader and trusted advisor. M&A professional. Finding creative solutions to complex problems.
New York, NY, United States

Hisham Barghout

Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC, Head of US Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking, Managing Director
Mergers & Acquisitions with focus on the Aerospace & Defense sectors. Proud dad to two beautiful girls.
 

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