Specialist bridge lender continues to grow its team
Fast-growing specialist real estate lender Hilco Real Estate Finance UK (HREF) has appointed Steve Allen as senior business development manager.
Having worked in financial services for over 30 years, Steve’s experience includes a background in personal banking. He acted as a financial adviser for more than 20 years as well as having been a regulated bridging broker for London brokers, SPF Private Finance and Clifton Private Finance.
For the last six years, Steve has worked in the bridging finance market and has been successfully transacting deals with his network of specialist finance brokers throughout the UK. Being CeMAP qualified, and having vast experience gained over many years in finance, he is well placed to understand complex lending structures.
Steve’s commitment to providing an excellent level of service to his broker network was recently recognised when he was shortlisted in the Bridging & Commercial Awards 2024 as Lender Relationship Manager of the Year.
HREF CEO Brad Altberger, comments: “We are delighted that Steve has joined us which will enhance our business origination capabilities throughout the UK. This demonstrates our commitment to the UK market and is a sign of our continued expansion plans.”
Hilco Real Estate Finance provides bespoke, flexible property finance solutions nationwide across various real estate sectors and capital structures, offering short term loans for growth, acquisition opportunities, development exits and refinancing exits with loan sizes ranging from £1m to £50m+. HREF is a rapidly growing business with an increasingly large pipeline of transactions planned for completion in Q3 2024.
Headquartered in London and with offices throughout the UK, HREF comprises a team of highly experienced finance professionals. It is a fully integrated subsidiary of Hilco Global (Hilco), the multi-national financial services group with more than $3bn of assets under management. HREF builds on Hilco’s long established credentials as a lender, valuer and asset manager.
