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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Managing Director operating in the Credit space. If you think a Managing Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation โ Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth โ Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management โ Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact โ Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data โ We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Markus Noe-Nordberg
Managing Director and Head of Europe mid-market Private Equity of H.I.G. Capital
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Kenneth Borton
Managing Director of WhiteHorse Capital of H.I.G. Capital
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Luca Bassi
Managing Director of Bain Capital
Luca Bassi is the Managing Director at Bain Capital.
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About Bain Capital: Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm specializes in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.
Christophe Jacobs van Merlen
Managing Director of Bain Capital
Christophe Jacobs van Merlen is the Managing Director at Bain Capital.
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About Bain Capital: Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm specializes in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.
Nigel Walder
Managing Director of Bain Capital
Mr. Walder joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2015. He is a Managing Director in the Consumer, Retail & Dining Vertical and a member of the European Private Equity team. He also leads our European capital markets activity and is a member of the recruiting team. Prior to joining Bain Capital Private Equity, Mr. Walder was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan. He occupied a variety of positions in London & Hong Kong, and most recently was a senior Managing Director in the European leveraged finance business. Mr. Walder received a BA (Hons) from Oxford University.
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About Bain Capital: Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm specializes in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.
Iliyana Tsanova
Deputy Managing Director of European Investment Bank
Ms. Iliyana Tsanova is Deputy Managing Director of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI or the Junker plan) โ a EUR 16 billion guarantee facility, launched jointly by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group to restore growth and support strategic investments in the European Union. Before joining EFSI, Ms Tsanova held various senior banking positions with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Infrastructure team in London, UK. Ms. Tsanova has also held non-executive board positions in international utility companies and investment funds for infrastructure investments. In 2013 and 2014, Ms. Tsanova was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the management of the European Structural and Investments Funds in two separate caretaker governments of Bulgaria. Ms. Tsanovaโs academic background is in Corporate and Business Finance. She holds a MSc. in Finance from University for National and World Economy โ Sofia, Bulgaria, and a postgraduate studies in Financial Management as ะฐ visiting scholar at Georgetown University โ Washington DC, USA.
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About European Investment Bank: European Investment Bank provides lending, borrowing, and treasury services.
Toni Dare
Managing Director & Founder of Pulse Cashflow Finance
With over 30 yearsโ experience in the asset-based lending market, Toni delivers a proven track record at a senior level in both operational and risk environments. She has successfully built and managed teams and processes in this space, consistently hitting performance targets. Having worked at Director level for the least 15 years in both the banking and independent sector from Barclays Bank to Bibby Financial Services, she has built a credible reputation for managing group and divisional risk portfolios. A consummate industry professional with a wealth of experience she is committed to facilitating quick decision making and well-structured facilities for clients. As such, she made her move in 2008 to lead her own firm to enable businesses to access funding quickly, simply and on their terms giving them greater control. Her reward comes from seeing others succeed in the work place and clients flourish from the firms flexible and transparent funding solutions.
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About Pulse Cashflow Finance: Pulse Cashflow Finance is a invoice finance and credit management specialist.
Loren Barton
Founder, Managing Director of Kaleidoscope Group Ltd
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About Kaleidoscope Group Ltd: Consultancy and advisory firm focused on bridging the gap between innovation and performance in the market
