Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets has promoted Simon Dixon (pictured) to director in its Acquisition Finance team in Leeds.
Dixon has over 20 years of experience at Lloyds Banking Group and has worked in the Acquisition Finance team since 2006.
During this time as associate director, Dixon led and co-led a number of regional private equity-backed mid-market transactions, including providing leveraged debt to support LDC-backed Aesica Pharmaceuticals’ recent bolt-on acquisitions, Phoenix Equity Partners’ GBP100 million investment in Andrew Page, BPE’s GBP75 million MBO of West Yorkshire-based Allied Glass and LDC’s 2008 MBO of Eve Trakway Ltd.
In his new role, Dixon will continue to work closely with sponsors, management teams and the professional community, sourcing and executing deals across Yorkshire and the North East.
“In recent years, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets has been one of the most active lenders within the corporate finance arena, both regionally and nationally," says Dixon. “Yorkshire and the North East’s deals market is a key region for transactional activity and I am looking forward to continuing to work with the team in Leeds to originate and complete deals across the area.”
Rob Lawrence, head of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance in Yorkshire and the North East, says: “In the time that Simon has been on the team, he has proved to be a valuable member, leading and co-leading a number of the region’s key recent deals. His promotion is recognition of his hard work and contribution to driving local deal flow.”
