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Paul Stevens

Managing Director
Paul is a founder of Centrus with over 25 years of corporate banking experience gained with Lloyds...

Adam MacDonald

Managing Director
Adam has over 20 years of corporate finance and investment banking experience gained at various...

Geoff Knight

Managing Director
Geoff has over 20 years of investment banking experience gained at RBC Capital Markets and Lloyds...

Phil Jenkins

Managing Director and Centrus Financial Advisors Limited CEO
Phil is a founding partner of Centrus and draws upon more than 25 years of investment banking and...

Stephen Layburn

Managing Director
Stephen has more than 25 years’ investment banking experience in transportation, asset finance,...

Omer Fazal

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate
Omer is an experienced corporate finance professional with 10+ years of experience providing...

Centrus advises Magnavale on new financing

16.05.23 “We are pleased to have successfully closed this financing despite the challenging market backdrop. This transaction is a testament to robust sector fundamentals and secular demand for cold storage. We have a high conviction in this sector, and given limited new fit-for-purpose supply, we are well-positioned to benefit from new market opportunities and deliver long-term growth for our platform.”

Andrew Lawrence Director - Sadel Group

Centrus arranges additional £16m debt for St Arthur Homes to deliver affordable homes

07.12.22 “It was a pleasure working closely with the Centrus and CBRE teams to deliver this portfolio refinancing covering a portion of our stabilised Shared Ownership stock. The refinancing allows us to continue our growth story of delivering fantastic affordable new build homes to our customers.”

Costa Ghioules CFO - St Arthur Homes

Dragon School becomes the first UK Prep to raise private finance

19.11.22 “We are all delighted with the outcome which will enable the Dragon to invest in its strategic ambitions with confidence, and know that we couldn’t have got there without Centrus’ stewardship, advice and guidance along the way.”

Martin Johnson Chief Operating Officer – Dragon School

Centrus arranges £19m loan facility for Cromwood to help house domestic abuse victims.

24.10.22 “This investment will enable us to provide much-needed specialist housing across London and extend our work in this area. It’s a real achievement to partner with a company of Rothschild & Co’s size and reputation to invest in social housing.”

Moses Hirschler Chief Executive - Cromwood

Centrus advises Harworth on new £200m senior debt facility

30.03.22 “Harworth’s strong balance sheet and prudent gearing is one of the key enablers of our ambitious growth strategy. This new debt package, which adds another established institutional lender to our banking group, will provide Harworth with additional firepower and flexibility as we step into this strategy and deliver our Purpose of creating places where people want to live and work.”

Lynda Shillaw Chief Executive - Harworth Group plc

Centrus arranges £100m funding for a student accommodation PPP project for LSE

23.12.21 “DIF is excited to be growing its portfolio in the student accommodation sector. We look forward to partnering with a world-class university and to support it with its student accommodation delivery.”

Gijs Voskuyl Partner and Head of Investments for the DIF V and VI strategy, says:

Centrus arranges £1bn of sustainability linked funding for housing and care provider Anchor Hanover

“We have ambitious plans to meet the increasing needs of older people in a sustainable way. This very successful issue means we can continue to evolve our housing and care offer so more people can have a home where they love living in later life.”

Sarah Jones Chief Financial Officer - Anchor Hanover

Centrus arranges equity capital raise for Auxesia Homes to address critical shortage of affordable housing

“The Centrus team did a great job, using their unrivalled expertise in the affordable housing sector and their investor relationships to identify Matter Real Estate as an ideal investment partner for Auxesia”

Christopher Perry Metcalf Co-Founder – Auxesia Homes

Centrus arranges £30m institutional financing for Clipstone Industrial REIT plc to acquire new industrial properties

“Throughout the process Centrus has provided us with first class advice and support. Tapping into Centrus’s wide range of institutional investors we had a number of attractive offers to choose from.”

Toby Dean Chief Executive Officer – Clipstone Investment Management Limited

Centrus Advises Southbank Centre on new loan facility from the Cultural Recovery Fund

“Centrus made the time to understand Southbank Centre and were incredibly responsive within a very tight timescale. Centrus’ expertise allowed us to find and agree the right solution for Southbank Centre.”

Andrew Gambrell Finance Director - Southbank Centre 
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