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We provide unequaled intelligence, knowledge, and access to our pre-eminent platform to our globally based clients

Welcome to IceBridge Financial Group, a concierge style financial advisory team at UBS Wealth Management, specializing on serving global needs of some of the most successful families and businesses.

Our Mission

We help our clients achieve superior outcomes by providing thoughtful, caring advice and stewardship, while acting with honor and integrity. We are strategic in our approach, and are committed to creating lasting value for our discerning clientele.

Single Point of Entry

We serve as a single point of entry into UBS Global footprint, across all products and services. We provide direct access to financial experts from UBS Wealth Management, UBS Asset Management and UBS Investment Bank locations across the globe.  We deliver the entire suite of financing, investment, risk management, and treasury solutions to our clients.

Global Perspective

Our knowledge is not bounded by geography. We’ve been advising our clients on various financial solutions across multiple geographies, and have solid understanding of value and global market trends.

Local Expertise

We have in depth market knowledge, local expertise, and industry and relevant business connections in our core markets, to deliver desirable results. We combine significant local presence with truly international outreach, and multi-product  expertise. 

We Speak Your Language

Our team is truly diverse and international. Our associates speak English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew.

We Understand the Complexities

We have a proven track record in solving complex financial objectives for our upscale clientele across the globe, and significant deal making expertise and experience globally. With over $20 Bln of successfully closed transactions, our team can guide you through the most complex transactions.

Claudine Choquette

Senior Vice President

Financial Advisor

Claudine delivers UBS’s capabilities and expertise across the firm’s global wealth management platform. She focuses on financing and advisory solutions for ultra-high net worth and high-net worth individuals, entities and foundations and offers tailored lending solutions and unique private investment opportunities for both her domestic and foreign clients.

Before assuming this position, Claudine was an Investment Manager with Credit Suisse where she served as Director. Prior to this role, Claudine had a long standing career at JP Morgan Private Bank where she served as an Investor and Vice President. In this role, she identified and distributed institutional-quality investment opportunities, including customized financing solutions, direct private equity, co-investments, and other alternative investments, for her clients. Claudine began her career at JP Morgan as an Investment Banking Analyst in London.

In addition to her extensive Investment Management expertise, Claudine also serves on the board of the Phil and Orianne Collins Little Dreams Foundation whose mission is to fulfill the dreams of young aspiring talents without financial means to achieve their goals in Music, Arts and Sports.

Claudine holds an MBA from University of Westminster and graduated from University College London with a BA in Finance. She is fluent in French, Spanish and English.

Claudine currently resides in Coral Gables with her two children, Sasha and Alexandre.

Registered States:
  • CA
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • IL
  • MA
  • NC
  • NY
  • TX

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.
  • Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State, 2022, 2023, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in February based on information from a 12 month period ending September of the prior year.

Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

550 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Email Me

claudine.choquette@ubs.com
Claudine Choquette
550 Biltmore Way,Coral Gables,FL,33134

David Fiestal

First Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

David has over 17 years of global wealth and asset management experience, all at UBS. David oversees all sales prossesses internally and supervises execution of all transactions. David has Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Economics from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a JD degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He speaks English and Spanish.

Registered States:
  • CA
  • FL
  • NJ
  • NY
  • VT
550 Biltmore Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Email Me

david.fiestal@ubs.com
David Fiestal
550 Biltmore Way,Coral Gables,FL,33134