Company hires and sector developments in structured finance

Acquisition

Miller is to acquire the independent London market (re)insurance broker, Alston Gayler and Co, currently majority owned by Nelson Holdings Limited. The transaction will bolster Miller’s offering to clients and strengthen its position as a leading London wholesale and specialist broking platform. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and financial terms were not disclosed.

UK

MUFG has hired Ramnik Ahuja as director of structured solutions business. Before joining MUFG, Ahuja was a director in the banking treasury practice within the banking and capital markets audit practice at Deloitte UK.

US

Morningstar has hired Kurt Pollem as head of CMBS ratings and analytics in New York. In his new role, Pollem will be responsible for leading Morningstar’s CMBS and other CRE ratings initiatives. Pollem will report to Brian Grow, president of Morningstar Credit Ratings. Most recently, Pollem served as md of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Real Estate, securitising C-PACE loans.

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