Financial Sponsors

Andrew joined Santander in 2010 to start up the Financial Sponsor team in London. Prior to this he spent five years at Lloyds Bank as a Senior Director in the Leverage Finance team as one of its founding members, as well as almost five years at each of RBS and Mizuho, also in Leverage Finance. Andrew qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and holds a Masters Degree in Multinational Accounting & International Financial Management from Reading University.

Neil is a Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2015. He has over 10 years leveraged experience, working prior to Santander at GE Capital and Lloyds Banking Group. He holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from Leeds University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant from his time at KPMG.

Nick is a Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2013. Prior to this, he spent nine years working at Lloyds Banking Group in both the Acquisition Finance and Capital Markets teams. He holds a Masters degree in International Banking and Finance from the University of Southampton.

Adrian is a Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2010. Before this, he spent seven years at RBS in the Corporate & Structured Finance team working on a range of financial sponsor and corporate M&A transactions in Leeds and Birmingham. He holds degrees in Accounting & Economics from De Montfort University and Financial Services (ACIB) from the University of Manchester.

Colin joined the Financial Sponsors team in early 2017. Prior to this, he spent c35 years at RBS, with the most recent 13 years spent in that organisation’s mid-market leveraged finance business. His Credit Structuring role involves a number of strategic initiatives aimed at further enhancing Santander’s capability in the Lev Fin market, as well as bringing his experience to bear to help shape new transactions.

Richard is a Director within the Structured Finance team who joined Santander in 2014. He qualified as a CA with Deloitte in 2005, and has 12 years’ subsequent corporate finance, recovery and business advisory experience across roles within EY, Bank of Scotland and overseas. Richard is focused on mid-market financial sponsor and corporate M&A transactions, as well as the provision of growth capital funding for fast growing SMEs in Scotland and Northern Ireland. He holds a Masters Degree in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh.

Rhys joined Santander in 2017 having spent two years at RBS Leveraged Finance with an additional four years Corporate Finance experience across M&A and Debt Advisory Roles at KPMG and a leading mid-market boutique. He holds a degree in Accounting and Financial Management from Loughborough University Business School and qualified as a Chartered Accountant whilst at KPMG.

Eva is an Associate Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2011. Prior to joining the team, she spent three years in the Large Corporate Group working on investment and sub-investment grade debt transactions for UK clients. She holds a joint degree in European Studies and Economics from King’s College London and the London School of Economics.

Ruth is an Associate Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in October 2015. Prior to this, she spent four years working at Deloitte in the Restructuring team and most recently the Debt Advisory team in London. She holds a degree in Business Management from The University of Birmingham and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Carmen is an Associate Director within the wider Structured Finance team having joined Santander in 2016. Prior to this Carmen spent four and a half years in RBS, mainly in the Financial Sponsors team based in Bristol, working on mid-market transactions across the South region, as well as over a year at the Bank of England in the Financial Markets department. She holds a first class degree in Economics of Money, Banking and Finance from UWE Bristol.