ThinCats strengthens Portfolio Management team through appointment of Dean Graham

Dean joins from Fair Oaks Capital where he helped establish their corporate credit platform. He has over 10 years' experience in corporate credit and structured finance, including four years at Lloyds Banking Group and five years at Mediterranean Bank.

Working in ThinCats’ London office, Dean’s appointment will bolster the company’s portfolio management and structured finance capability following strong recent growth in ThinCats’ loan book to more than £650 million.

Dean will we be working closely with ThinCats’ panel of senior lenders and institutional investors while further developing ThinCats’ proposition for both public and private markets.

I’m delighted to be on board. ThinCats has developed a strong position in the market as one of the leading alternative finance providers in the UK. As ThinCats funds increasing numbers of mid-sized SMEs, I look forward to enabling more investors to support the growth ambitions of UK businesses while earning attractive risk adjusted returns.

Dean Graham, Portfolio Manager, ThinCats

Ravi Anand, Managing Director, ThinCats: “I’m very pleased to have Dean joining the team. ThinCats has equity in place to support a £2bn loan book so we are starting to deliver real scale in this sector. Our analysis of how SMEs fared during the pandemic shows that the mid-sized “Ms” on which we focus have come through in much better financial shape than small businesses. This supports our view that mid-sized SME debt is emerging as a standalone asset class within the private and public debt space. Dean’s knowledge and expertise in this area will be vital for bringing these benefits to a wider audience of investors.”