London, 16th May, 2012: In recognition of the importance of having local origination and execution capabilities, GE Capital has appointed Camille Frizon de Lamotte to lead its sponsor coverage activities for the French mid-market, with support from execution teams based in Paris and London.
Paul Scott, Chief Investment Officer & Head of Sponsor Coverage at GE Capital EMEA, commented: "With 30 investment professionals across Europe who have extensive experience in structuring, arranging and underwriting mid-market transactions, we are able to execute at speed. With this appointment we are continuing to demonstrate our commitment to the French market which remains a fundamental element of our pan-European growth strategy for Acquisition Finance."
Camille joined GE Capital in 2004 where he has since been involved in arranging leveraged buyouts both in the London and Paris offices. He started his career with Astorg Partners moving onto Montagu Private Equity and then spent three years at Calyon in the firm's Leveraged Finance business. He is a graduate from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
GE Capital is one of Europe's leading providers of leveraged finance for mid-market private equity backed transactions and has a leveraged loan portfolio in excess of €5 billion across EMEA covering 160 companies in the region. The firm has been lead arranger of over 30 deals in the last 18 months and has a strong pipeline in place for the year ahead.
Michael Goodbody
GE Capital EMEA
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