WTW signs Beatriz Pavón and Victoria Lebed for M&A

WTW has signed Beatriz Pavón (pictured left) and Victoria Lebed (pictured right) for its M&A department, which is part of FINEX, which, led by Sergio Muñoz-Rojas and covers the areas of financial, executive and professional risks.

Pavón holds a degree in Law and Business Studies from ICADE and began her professional career as an M&A lawyer at Linklaters, where she gained extensive experience in international transactions. In 2014 she joined WTW London and later WTW Iberia, where she was responsible for the Transactional Risks Unit for Southern Europe until 2021, when she joined Marsh as a member of the Management Committee and head of the company’s M&A area in the Iberian Peninsula.

Lebed holds a degree in Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science and began her professional career in 2011 as a lawyer at Linklaters, specialising in M&A, capital markets and real estate. Subsequently, she joined WTW in 2014, where she remained until 2021, when she continued her career as a senior vice president at Marsh, advising the company’s main clients in the M&A sector, both locally and internationally.

On this occasion, Beatriz Pavón joins WTW as head of WTW’s M&A area for the Mediterranean Region while Victoria Lebed will join as head of the Transactional Risks Area for Spain and Portugal.

“It is a real privilege to have Beatriz and Victoria back in our team, from which they left in 2021 to explore new professional paths. Two years later, the return of these two renowned professionals shows that WTW is on the path to growth and has deployed a successful strategy to attract and retain talent. Without a doubt, this is a great time to work at WTW,” said Iván Sainz de la Mora, head of WTW Spain.