Head of private debt in the private markets group, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) Colin is head of private debt in the private markets group at UBP. Colin joined ACPI Investments Ltd in 2015, which was acquired by UBP in December 2018.  Previously a partner in Vinci Zafferano Capital (VZC), an emerging markets credit hedge fund. VZC spun-off from Tudor Investment Corporation (TIC) and Colin joined VZC at its inception in 2012 from TIC. Colin was full time at TIC from 2009 – 2012 but remained a consultant to TIC until 2016. At TIC Colin was responsible for the recovery of a portfolio of distressed and defaulted emerging markets loans and bonds which Tudor moved to a side pocket following the global financial crash. Prior to Tudor, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs International in London (2008-09) where he was responsible for corporate equity derivatives for Central and Eastern Europe and Africa. Previously, he worked for Deutsche Bank (1996-2008) where he had a number of roles includes head of the Northern Europe corporate equity derivatives team and more recently the global head of emerging markets corporate equity derivatives.   Prior to Deutsche Bank, he worked for Standard Bank in the local currency fixed income trading team, and at Samuel Montagu in market risk. Colin holds a Bachelor in business studies from Trinity College Dublin and a Master of business studies from University College Dublin.

Director, AIB Corporate Banking Nessa is a member of the AIB Corporate Banking leadership team.  Nessa has extensive experience across the full range of corporate banking solutions including acquisition and MBO finance, capex and development financing and working capital financing.  Nessa’s corporate clients range from mid-scale owner-managed businesses to semi-states, large plcs and multinationals. She is currently responsible for the hotels, leisure and transport sectors within AIB Corporate Banking. 

Chief executive, Fairfield Real Estate Finance Chris co-founded FREF in May 2016 after building Jefferies LoanCore Europe into one of Europe’s leading alternative lenders. He joined JLC in March 2014 to head up the launch of the UK platform, although he had been involved in planning for the UK launch for the previous six months. Before joining JLC, Chris was managing partner and head of Brookfield Financial in the US. Brookfield Financial is the investment banking and advisory arm of Brookfield Asset Management. Chris previously worked in London for both GE Capital Real Estate and the Royal Bank of Scotland. At RBS, he was both the US and continental European head of real estate finance. Chris has 24 years of commercial real estate lending experience, a BS in business and economics from Lehigh University, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a CFA charter holder.

Head of banking and capital markets, Dublin, Dillon Eustace Mark Thorne is a partner and head of the banking and capital markets team. He served as managing partner of the firm from 2004 to 2020 and has broad experience across banking and capital markets, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and financial services.

Partner, Dublin, Dillon Eustace John-Hugh Colleran is a partner in the banking and capital markets team at Dillon Eustace. He advises domestic and international financial institutions and corporate clients on a broad range of banking and finance transactions.

Partner, Dublin, Dillon Eustace Conor Keaveny is a partner in Dillon Eustace’s banking and capital markets group. He acts on a wide range of banking transactions for both financial institutions and corporates, both Irish and foreign.