Paul Scott has been named as the new Chief Investment Officer and Head of Sponsor Coverage for GE Capital's Leveraged Finance business in Europe and the Middle East *. Paul will report to James Fenner, President and CEO of GE Capital's Leveraged Finance business.
Paul will focus on building long-term relationships with private equity firms through GE Capital's highly targeted, customer focused coverage of mid-market sponsors.. Paul will also oversee all secondary market investment opportunities and further develop GE Capital's existing partnership with Mubadala GE Capital in the Middle East.
GE Capital has been one of the most active European leveraged finance lenders in 2010, acting as Mandated Lead Arranger for a range of financings including Environmental Services Group, Ontex, Survitec, Novacap, Pets At Home, Virgin Media and Manx Telecom.
"Despite the tough market conditions, GE Capital has been one of the most active lenders in 2010 with our UK business being a key driver of that activity," said James Fenner, President and CEO of GE Capital's European Leveraged Finance business. "That success is testament to the impact of Paul's unique combination of transaction experience and industry knowledge and expanding his role will allow us to extend our comprehensive array of execution capabilities to clients across Europe and the Middle East."
Paul has been at GE Capital for almost three years as Head of Sponsor Coverage UK and has been instrumental in building the business' client-focused approach. Prior to joining GE, Paul worked at Merrill Lynch, Barclays and Bank of Scotland.
* GE Corporate Finance Bank SAS is the legal entity of GE Capital's Leveraged Finance business in Europe, and is regulated by the ACP.
Will Spiers
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GE Capital EMEA
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