C&W expands European debt advisory team

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Federico Montero as a partner within the debt advisory arm of its EMEA Corporate Finance team in London.

Last year, Michael Lindsay joined C&W from KPMG to head up the firm's EMEA Corporate Finance team and to spearhead the expansion of its debt advisory services in response to increasing demand from clients for specialist advice in this area.

Montero joins C&W having spent four years in KPMG's corporate finance team where he advised major financial institutions, global investors and distressed borrowers on significant refinancing and restructuring solutions and transactions.

C&W's 25-strong EMEA Corporate Finance team comprises chartered accountants, corporate financiers, surveyors and financial analysts based in London and Frankfurt, and provides three main services lines comprising Occupier Solutions, Equity Advisory and Debt Advisory.

The team's recent successes include a substantial international equity raise for L&G and the disposal of surplus leasehold portfolios for Wolseley, Carillion, Virgin Media and Morrisons.