NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kelvin Quezada is set to join UBS as managing director in the Unified Global Banking (UGB) Americas team after nearly two decades at Barclays ( BCS ), according to a memo seen by Reuters.

The addition of Quezada, who will be based in New York, is part of a broader effort by UBS to strengthen its investment banking team by combining expertise in mergers and acquisitions and financial sponsor coverage.

Quezada spent the last 17 years at Barclays ( BCS ), most recently as an M&A managing director. Prior to that, he was a banker in the financial sponsor coverage group.

He brings expertise on exclusive sales, tailored transactions in which a potential buyer is identified and approached for targeted negotiations.

In his new position at UBS, Quezada will collaborate closely with the coverage team, M&A, industry coverage teams and financial advisors.

The UGB team he will lead is dedicated to servicing the corporate finance needs of companies that have a global wealth management link.

UBS has also recently added three bankers to its New York team: Mario Saravia, formerly part of the Financial Institutions Group within Global Banking; Matthew Talley, formerly part of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group within Global Banking; and Pedro Gonzalez, formerly an Investment Banking Associate Director at MACA Advisors LLC, to UGB Americas.

A UBS spokesperson confirmed the contents of the memo.