NEW YORK, April 30 (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 expand its 'one bank'

initiatives. UGB provides corporate finance offerings to its

wealth management clients and wealth opportunities to key

corporate clients.

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.

Quezada will report to Jennifer Gabrielli, Head of UGB

Americas. The team provides enhanced coverage and corporate

finance capabilities to the businesses owned by wealth

management clients.

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.