Global alternative asset management firm Alantra has appointed Francesco Dissera as a managing director to lead its securitisation business, focused on European corporates, banks and government assets.
Dissera, who joins from Banco Santander, will work alongside managing director James Fadel, who leads Alantra’s secured funding business which focuses on European banks and non-bank lenders.
Nicholas Colman, managing partner at Alantra’s credit portfolio Advisory business, said: 'We are delighted to welcome Francesco Dissera to Alantra, an expert with an outstanding track record and reputation in the industry.
'Francesco’s CV speaks for itself and includes over 90 ABS transactions across EMEA, with a focus on FIG, corporate, and government related assets.'
Dissera brings over 22 years of experience in the securitisation industry. In his most recent role, he led Banco Santander's Continental Europe securitisation business, managing its own capital and risk, focusing both on public and private transactions.
Prior to this, Dissera was head of structuring and advisory at StormHarbour Securities for over four years. He spent 14 years at UBS, building the securitisation and covered bond business across EMEA, and latterly he led the EMEA securitisation team. Before UBS, Dissera spent three years at JP Morgan in London and New York, where he was involved in executing the very first Italian ABS transactions.
New business
Based in London, Alantra's new securitisation business will comprise a team of more than 15 senior professionals dedicated to advising on securitisation and secured financing transactions across Europe.
During the last two years, Alantra has built on its reputation in the space of NPL securitisations where is has been the lead and/or co lead advisor on securitisations with a €15 bn of gross book value (GBV), including some of the first and largest transactions ever executed in Greece, Cyprus, and Spain.
Alantra said that the addition of Dissera to the team would allow Alantra to expand this success in NPL securitisation to performing banking, corporate and government receivables and assets across Europe.
Dissera said:'I am very excited to join Alantra and to be able to expand the firm’s capabilities in securitisation and structured credit through best-in-class independent financial advisory. With its analytical platform and deep understanding of client’s portfolios, I strongly believe Alantra will play a pivotal role in the coming years in the securitisation of both performing and non-performing loans.'
