People moves and key promotions in securitisation

This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Blackstone adding two new partners to its infrastructure and asset-based credit platforms. Elsewhere, ING has hired an industry veteran as head of asset securitisation for wholesale banking in APAC, while Castlelake has strengthened its existing European leadership with the appointment of a new partner.

Blackstone is expanding its infrastructure and asset-based credit platforms with two new partner hires, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Aneek Mamik will join the New York office as a senior md, head of financial services, focusing on global asset-based finance investments. Previously, Mamik was partner and global head of financial services and diversified private credit at Värde Partners – which he joined in September 2016. 

Meanwhile, Christopher Yonan, based in London, will join as senior md, head of European infrastructure, focusing on energy funds. Yonan was previously co-head of power, utilities, and infrastructure in Jefferies’ investment banking division since September 2018.

Lionel Koe has joined ING as head of asset securitisation for wholesale banking APAC, based in Singapore. In this role, he will continue to develop the bank’s existing footprint within the Asia Pacific securitisation market, delivering funding and capital solutions to its clients.

Koe has over 20 years of experience in the Australian securitisation market. He was previously executive director, securitisation originations at National Australia Bank, which he joined in May 2006. Before that, he was an associate at S&P.

Castlelake has appointed Alexander Curcio to partner, strengthening the firm’s existing European leadership and underscoring its focus on the investment opportunity in the region. 

Since joining Castlelake in 2018, Curcio has played an important role in enhancing the firm’s European asset-based investment activity and capabilities. With more than two decades of experience in the European specialty finance markets, he has expertise in sourcing, structuring and managing investments in small and medium-sized enterprise finance, consumer credit and residential mortgage finance.

Eversheds Sutherland has poached a Rutgers & Posch structured finance trio to bolster its structured finance practice in the Netherlands. Kees Westermann and Vasco Hoving join the firm to serve as senior partner and partner, respectively, and will be joined by principal associate Maarteen Ahsmann.

SAIL Investments has appointed Mihail Belostennyj as its new head of origination in the Hague. Belostennyj holds more than two decades of structured finance experience in Luxembourg, including Intertrust, TMF, and most recently at Lux Kapitalmarkt Management where he served as md/ceo.

Anthony Lombardi has joined Dechert as a fund finance partner in London to support the expansion of its expertise and presence in Europe. Lombardi holds extensive experience across fund finance, with a special focus on NAV deals, and has previously held positions at Schulte Roth & Zabel and DLA Piper, where he most recently served as a partner.

Structured finance lawyer Ed Bellamy has joined Fox Williams as a partner in its financial services team, based in London. He was previously counsel at Dentons, which he joined in January 2023. Before that, Bellamy worked at Insight Investment, Paul Hastings and Skadden, having begun his career at Cadwalader.

Stonebriar Commercial Finance has named Nicholas Sandler as its new ceo. Sandler currently serves as president at Stonebriar, having joined from Guggenheim Partners in 2016.  Sandler will succeed fellow co-founder Dave Fate, who has served as ceo at the firm since 2016. Fate will continue to operate as a senior advisor and vc of Stonebriar through 2025.

And finally, Moody’s has promoted Andrea Durante to vp on its structured finance team in Milan. Durrante returned to Moody’s as an assistant vp in 2023 after leaving his role as a structured finance specialist at the ratings agency in 2021 for BFF Banking Group, where he was a sales manager.

Claudia Lewis, Corinne Smith, Marta Canini