London, June 13th 2011: Ruud Kole has been appointed as an Executive Director at GE Capital's European leveraged finance unit*. Based in London, he will be responsible for sponsor finance coverage across the Benelux region.
Ruud joins GE Capital from PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory division where he spent three years advising UK corporates -- assisting in raising new debt for acquisitions, refinancing of debt facilities and debt restructuring. Prior to PWC, Ruud was Head of the Benelux Leveraged Finance team at Barclays.
GE Capital is one of the leading, European mid-market leveraged finance arrangers with 14 Lead Arranger deals already completed in 2011, including four Bookrunner roles where GE Capital arranged, underwrote and syndicated senior debt facilities for RHM, SLV, Wagamama and Alcan. Additionally, GE Capital was Co-Manager on the senior secured notes of The Priory Group and financed a number of private equity backed acquisitions as club transactions.
"I am delighted to welcome Ruud into our growing Leverage Finance business at GE Capital and I am sure that he'll use his wealth of experience to contribute greatly to our Sponsor financing activity in the Benelux region," said James Fenner, President and CEO of GE Capital's European Leveraged Finance business. "Ruud is a seasoned leveraged financier with an excellent deal track record who is well connected both in Benelux and the UK."
* GE Corporate Finance Bank SAS is the legal entity of GE Capital's Leveraged Finance Business in Europe, and is regulated by the ACP.
Michael Goodbody
GE Capital EMEA
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