Financial Sponsors

Andrew Clayton is National Head of Financial Sponsors at Santander, where he's responsible for leading a team across the UK working with management teams and private equity investors, providing leveraged debt financing solutions in the mid-market space. He has over 20 years of experience in working with and supporting mid-market businesses. Before joining Santander he was Regional Head of Structured Finance for the South and Midlands at RBS where he led many transactions covering a wider range of sectors. Andrew's also worked in Mezzanine Finance with NatWest and Corporate Finance as part of an independent London based boutique.

Gerry is a Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2014. Prior to this, he spent six years at BDO working in the Transaction Services team in London. He holds a first class degree in Accounting and Finance from Newcastle University and qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant whilst at BDO.

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.

Tom is an Associate Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2015. He joined the team from the Graduate Scheme, having previously completed rotations in Corporate Banking and Corporate Risk. Tom holds a first class honours degree in International Business from the University of Liverpool.

Chris is a Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in 2010. Prior to this, he spent 16 years at RBS, the last nine of which were with RBS Structured Finance. He holds a degree in Management Science from University of Wales, Swansea and is an Associate Member of Corporate Treasurers.

Saul is a Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in early 2017. Prior to this, he spent nine years at RBS, predominantly in the Mid-market Leverage Finance team, delivering a number of Sponsor backed transactions. He holds a degree in Economics, Banking and Finance from Cardiff University.

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.

Roddy joined Santander in 2013 with more than 15 years' corporate finance experience, including BDO and EY. He spent eight years at Clydesdale Bank, playing a major role in the creation and growth of a successful acquisition finance team in North West England. Roddy 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. He is a chartered accountant with a degree in Scots Law and a Diploma in Russian from Glasgow University.

Kamil is an Associate Director within the Financial Sponsors team having joined Santander in April 2018. Before joining the team, Kamil spent 6 months working within Structured Finance Portfolio Management and prior to this, he spent 3 years working at RBS within the Leverage Finance Credit team primarily supporting mid-market sponsor transactions. He holds an Economics degree from the University of Loughborough.