Finance veterans launch new capital advisory boutique
Two investment banking veterans have launched a new global capital advisory boutique which will focus on mid-market deals.
Timothy Alexander and Aidan Brady will helm Jackson Square Partners as co-managing partners, with offices in London and New York.
Alexander previously led Sound Point Capital’s European operations, establishing its London office. Before this, he built out UBS’s European loans and distressed trading and investing business. At Jackson Square Partners, he will act as head of global capital solutions.
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Meanwhile, Brady has served as a senior adviser at one of the Big Four accountancy firms and set up an AA-rated bond agency for UK local authorities. He has also held C-suite roles at Deutsche Bank UK as UK and Ireland chief operating officer, and chief administration officer of the legal, risk, and capital division. He will serve as chair of the management committee at Jackson Square Partners.
The new firm will advise private equity-sponsored businesses and corporates in the middle market, as well as developers and operators of real estate and infrastructure projects. Its clients will have access to a global network of over 200 investors.
“We’ve assembled a high-calibre partnership with nearly unparalleled investor access and market insight,” said Alexander.
“Our clients and investors will benefit from a team whose experience spans being both a borrower and lender in private and public markets across all parts of the capital structure, from super senior secured debt through to preferred and common equity.
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“Structural changes to the lending market combined with heightened uncertainty over the future rate path are creating a growing and immediate need for specialist advisers that are cycle-tested with a 360-degree understanding of finance. Our cross-sector experience allows us to work with a range of businesses to help them meet their growth ambitions.”
The firm has also announced a series of senior hires, including the appointment of Charles Keyser – former director of lending at Fidelity International and head of private credit origination at MeDirect.
Former JP Morgan underwriter Justin Perry will oversee Jackson Square’s US operations from the New York office.
Jerrard Zive – former co-head of EMEA structured credit sales at BAML and head of EMA securitised product sales at Nomura – has also joined the firm, and will be based in the London office.
Further hires are set to be announced soon, with specialists focusing on opportunities in private credit and real assets.
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