Company hires and sector developments

Clean energy firm names cfo

Renew Financial has named Mary Kathryn Lynch cfo, having previously served as the firm’s evp of finance and leading its capital markets team in executing three rated securitisations in 2017 and 2018. She has 10 years of experience in the clean energy industry, working with Sunrun and VoteSolar. Prior to that, she worked at UBS, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

Law firm nabs SF vets

Dechert has hired John McGrath as senior structured finance partner and Simon Fawell as structured finance disputes partner to the firm’s London office. McGrath primarily represents funds and other buy-side parties on a wide range of financial products often involving enforcement or restructuring of derivatives, securitisations and other structured financings. He works closely with Simon Fawell on disputes involving structured financings. Fawell focuses his practice on complex structured finance disputes, advising on a wide range of subject areas including banking, structured finance, derivatives, CMBS, asset financing and leasing.