ThinCats appoints new business development director for the North & Midlands
ThinCats, the leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, has announced today the appointment of Michelle Heptinstall as director business development sponsors for the North and Midlands.
Michelle is set to play a key role in servicing the increasing levels of demand for funding to support the growth of mid-sized SMEs across the North and Midlands, with a particular focus on supporting private equity backed businesses.
Michelle has worked with SMEs across the lower mid-market space for almost a decade and brings a wealth of experience in the financial services and business banking industry from her time working at Clydesdale Bank and more recently, Virgin Money. There she has spent the last two years as a director in acquisition finance, in addition to several years working with sponsor backed businesses.
Michelle joins ThinCats’ specialist sponsors origination team, which until now has been based in London. Michelle will be based from ThinCats’ new Manchester office and work closely with ThinCats’ existing regional development teams in the North West, North East and Midlands.
Michelle Heptinstall, director business development sponsors, ThinCats: “I’m thrilled to be joining ThinCats at such an exciting stage of its development. SMEs and their advisers are increasingly turning to alternative lenders to create bespoke and flexible funding structures for private equity backed buyouts and growth plans, which ThinCats is well placed to support. The North and Midlands markets are very buoyant with many quality businesses in these regions looking to accelerate their growth, and I look forward to helping them with this.”
Mike Hackett, head of business development, ThinCats: “It’s great to welcome Michelle to our specialist sponsors team. We are funding increasing numbers of sponsor backed transactions across the country, so the time is right to have a physical presence, in region, to cover the North and Midlands. Michelle’s experience in this space is a fantastic addition to our capability and we look forward to supporting many more businesses with their funding needs.”