Investec continues expansion of its Growth & Acquisition Finance team

Investec Specialist Bank has continued its expansion of its Growth & Acquisition Finance team with the appointment of Nicole de Silva and Prasan Desai. De Silva joins the bank from RBS and Desai from European Capital Financial Services. The new hires will renew Investec's focus on supporting private equity backed and owner managed companies.

Investec Specialist Bank continues to expand its Growth & Acquisition Finance team with the appointment of Nicole de Silva and Prasan Desai to the London office.

In their respective roles, Nicole and Prasan will report to James Stirling and focus on providing senior debt, mezzanine finance and minority equity across the entire capital structure.



Nicole joins from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where she was Director of Corporate Transactions. During her time at RBS Nicole managed healthcare and commercial real estate portfolios, most recently focusing on structuring and executing leveraged transactions across the mid-market to support buy-outs, acquisitions, shareholder re-alignments and expansion plans.



Prasan joins from European Capital Financial Services. In this role, he was responsible for private equity and sponsor finance portfolios, working on a range of deals, from origination through to completion of exits and recapitalisations.



James Stirling, Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance, says: “We are delighted to welcome Prasan and Nicole to Investec at what is an exciting time for our business. As we continue to expand, Nicole and Prasan will play an important role in growing the Growth & Acquisition Finance team, supporting private equity backed & owner managed companies.”

