Winston Meade served as Chief Financial Officer for Isos Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company, that completed a business combination with Bowlero Corp. in a $2.6 billion transaction resulting in Bowlero trading on the NYSE Global Market under the symbol “BOWL” on December 16, 2021.
With more than 20 years of mergers and acquisitions experience across several industries, Winston served as Managing Director and Head of Telecom Investment Banking at Stephens Inc. Previously, he was with UBS Investment Bank for 17 years, where he served as a Managing Director in Mergers & Acquisitions focusing on the Technology, Media and Telecom industries. During his time at UBS, he spent several years in their Hong Kong office, helping bolster the firm’s M&A practice in the region. Over his career, Winston has advised on more than $100 billion of domestic and crossborder transactions, including advising Advance/Newhouse on the sale of Bright House Networks to Charter Communications, advising The Orchard on the sale to Sony Music Entertainment and advising Virgin Media on the sale of its stake in UKTV to Scripps Network Interactive. He has a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.