Azets appoint two Debt Advisory Directors

Debt advisory specialist, Azets, has announced two appointments with Matt Garside joining as Scotland’s Director, and Lyle Ammon, who joins as Director for the South region this week..

Garside will work out of the Edinburgh office, covering the Scottish region, and joins from Skipton Business Finance. His financial services career includes Virgin Money (Clydesdale Bank), Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest.

Ammon joins from Birthstone Markets, part of the Marex Group, and will be based out of Azets’ London and Maidstone offices. He has previously worked at Investec and ABN Amro, as well as setting up and selling his own invoice finance advisory business.

Mark Barrie,, National Head of Debt Advisory at Azets said  “The appointments reflect debt-market demand we are seeing across the UK from businesses of all sizes.

“Matt and Lyle are highly experienced professionals who provide clients with commercial, strategic finance packages, from invoice financing and asset-based lending to raising new and additional finance.

“With the arrivals of Matt and Lyle, we now have a growing team of 10 to cover clients and referrers across England, Scotland and Wales – we work tirelessly to provide clients with the right solutions.

“Earlier this year we appointed Vicky Fisher as assistant manager, working out of Cardiff and covering the western and central regions – she supports Martyn Freeman, a director based in Gloucester. Last summer, as part of our growth strategy, we appointed Stockport-based Michael Davies as assistant manager, helping businesses in the North West.”

Greig McKnight, Regional Managing Director for Azets in Scotland, said: “The appointment of Matt as a debt advisory director here in Scotland reflects the increased demand from businesses for structured finance packages that can lessen cost pressures and unlock new opportunities.”

Nick Parrett, Regional Managing Director for Azets, said: “Lyle’s appointment as a debt advisory director here in the South is well timed – there is clear demand from firms for new finance packages which met their expenditure requirements in a tough trading environment.”