About the Team

Ahmed joined RBC in 2019 as a Managing Director in M&A and leads RBC Capital Markets’ healthcare M&A practice.  He has extensive M&A experience working with both corporate clients and financial sponsors.  Ahmed has worked on deals totaling over $75bn+ over last 15 years.  He has led numerous complex / global transactions on both the buy side and sell side.  Ahmed also works with clients on evaluating a range of strategic alternatives.

Jason Levitz is the Head of Healthcare Equity Capital Markets at RBC Capital Markets. He joined RBC Capital Markets in 2012 and has worked in capital markets and investment banking for over 25 years.  Jason has extensive experience leading origination and execution activities for biotech and pharma companies, as well as companies across the healthcare industry. He received a BA from Yale and received his MBA from Columbia Business School.

Tom is a Managing Director and Head of European Healthcare Investment Banking, based in London. He leads RBC’s activities with European healthcare companies with deep experience across the industry, including advising and financing large cap pharma, generics, specialty and biotech companies, as well as private equity sponsors. Tom has 20 years of investment banking experience and has been part of the RBC team since 2015. He holds an MA in Biological Sciences from Oxford University.

Greg Wiederrecht is a Managing Director in Global Healthcare Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets, principally focused on large-cap pharma, mid-cap pharma and the biotechnology sectors. He was previously the Vice President and Head of External Scientific Affairs (ESA) at Merck & Co., Inc. where he was employed for 25 years. Within the Worldwide Licensing & Acquisitions department, ESA was responsible for the identification and scientific assessment of all licensing, collaboration, and acquisition opportunities for Merck and had responsibilities in the negotiation of agreements. Greg managed a group of 85 scientists, medical doctors, negotiators, paralegals, and administrators, distributed worldwide and divided by various therapeutic and platform areas, who identified and assessed opportunities outside of Merck’s walls.