People moves and key promotions in securitisation

This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Norton Rose Fulbright adding a partner to its banking and finance practice in Paris. Elsewhere, CBRE has lured a new executive director to its European debt and structured finance team from Rothesay, while Alantra has appointed a structured-finance-focused senior advisor.

Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its banking and finance practice in Paris with the arrival of new partner Jeremy Grant. With over 20 years' experience in capital markets, structured finance and banking, Grant advises both investment grade and non-investment grade clients on capital markets and financing transactions. A substantial part of his practice is devoted to ESG-related matters, particularly green and sustainability-linked bonds and loans.

Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Grant was a partner at Stephenson Harwood, where he led the firm's debt capital markets practice. He began his career at Linklaters in 2001, where he practised in the London, Moscow and Paris offices before joining De Pardieu Brocas Maffei as a partner in 2016.

Meanwhile, CBRE has hired Rothesay’s Nicolas Brandebourger as executive director in its European debt and structured finance team, reporting to Chris Gow. Brandebourger leaves his role as head of CRE origination for UK and Europe at Rothesay after three years, and previously spent 11 years at Wells Fargo.

Jeremy Hermant has joined Alantra as a senior advisor, supporting the firm’s clients with structured finance solutions, including arranging and executing SRT transactions. He was previously head of capital markets at Allica Bank, which he joined in June 2022, having worked at British Business Bank and Santander before that.

Rabobank senior ABS and covered bond analyst Cas Bonsema has been appointed senior financials analyst. Based in Utrecht, he joined the bank as a junior ABS analyst in September 2018, having previously been a junior fund manager at BMO Global Asset Management. Rabobank is reportedly yet to find a replacement for Bonsema.

Solvar, the automotive finance business focusing on Australia and New Zealand, has appointed Craig Parker, formerly of Westpac Banking Corporation, as an independent non-executive director. Parker retired from Westpac – where he oversaw the group’s global structured finance and securitisation activities – at the start of last year, after 18 years with the bank. He will take up his new role on 18 September.

And finally, David Fann has joined private investment firm VSS Capital Partners as head of investor relations. In this role he will also oversee fund raising for VSS, and brings to the job extensive experience in private equity transactions and various private market strategies. Fann joins VSS from Apogem Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management, where he was vice chairman. In a long career, he has held a variety of senior positions in private market funds that have invested over US$50bn for institutional clients.

Corinne Smith, Kenny Wastell, Simon Boughey