RBC Capital Markets announced the appointment of Vito Sperduto as head of U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Investment Bank Group reporting to Blair Fleming, head of U.S. Investment Banking.

Since joining RBC as a managing director in the U.S. M&A group in February 2008, Sperduto has worked closely with several U.S. industry coverage groups, primarily focused on the Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Transportation & Logistics, and Industrials & Diversified Services sectors. He has over 20 years of investment banking experience. Prior to joining RBC, he was a managing director and head of Software M&A coverage for CIBC World Markets in New York.

“With Vito serving as Head of U.S. M&A, along with several other key additions we’ve made to the overall team, RBC has a highly experienced product team in place to partner with our growing industry coverage groups in providing top tier advisory service in the U.S. and as part of our growing global platform,” said Fleming.

RBC Capital Markets’ U.S. Investment Banking division, which consists of over 370 professionals, currently covers 13 industries.