New hire reflects
company’s desire to address growing market
demands.
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Christian Roelofs
has joined Grant Thornton UK’s leasing and consumer finance
advisory team, in a move the firm says reflects a greater focus on
acquisition, increased funding and growth across the asset finance
industry.
Roelofs, 31, leaves Macquarie
Bank, where he had spent the last five years dividing his time
between Sydney and London.
During that period, in which
he filled an advisory role to Macquarie’s in-house leasing
operations.
He was involved in
transactions and developing businesses across a full range of asset
classes from motor finance to medium ticket asset finance, to large
ticket business involving marine, aviation and rail.
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By GlobalDataIn his new role he will be
tasked with helping drive further growth within Grant Thornton’s
leasing and asset finance advisory business, and will bring an
increased corporate finance and M&A focus to the
team.
Tarun Mistry, head of leasing
and consumer finance at Grant Thornton, said Roelofs’ appointment
reflected a change in the industry’s requirements.
These range from advice
related to corporate distress and restructuring, to advice focusing
on opportunities for organic and acquisitive growth.
Mistry added: “Christian
brings a skill-set that will further strengthen our offering. He is
perfectly aligned to where we are seeing growing market
demands.
“Christian will no doubt
prove instrumental in the growth of the division.”
Roelofs said: “There is a
growing need in the market for a advisers with specific leasing
experience.”
He added that his experience in assessing the health of
asset finance businesses operating across a wide range of sectors
would put him in a good position both to spot potential acquisition
targets, and to secure new funding for growth-hungry
businesses.
