Jane Hartley joins A&M Manchester office as senior director
Alvarez & Marsal has welcomed a new senior team member to its Manchester office. Jane Hartley joins as a senior director, and will represent A&M’s first on-the-ground debt advisory presence in the North-West, aiming to support regional businesses across the UK.
Hartley commented, “Joining A&M has given me the opportunity to take a client-first approach to debt advice, ensuring that clients, whatever their situation, have access to the support they need to navigate the more challenging market conditions. In the last decade, the debt advisory market has evolved rapidly, becoming increasingly broad and sophisticated. At the same time, over the last 18 months, credit appetite has also evolved, meaning that many businesses are required to look outside of more traditional channels to secure the funding they need. With A&M’s unique, entrepreneurial and integrated service offering, we are perfectly positioned to help our clients achieve their goals.”
Prior to joining A&M, Hartley was a director in EY’s capital debt advisory team for nearly four years. In that time, she led the firm’s work in the north and Midlands, advising corporate and private equity clients on a broad range of financing needs, from growth finance and acquisition funding to leverage buyouts and recapitalisations. She also previously spent almost 10 years at Yorkshire Bank, providing bespoke debt funding solutions to SMEs and mid-market corporates in the north-west.
She will be based in Manchester, representing A&M’s first direct debt advisory presence in the region, aiming to support regional businesses across the UK. This comes after the firm launched its corporate finance service offering earlier this year in the north-west. Since the Manchester office was opened in 2018, A&M’s local team has grown to 60 people, covering six service lines.
Tim Metzgen, A&M’s European head of debt advisory, said, “In a difficult macroeconomic environment, particularly amid higher interest rates, more businesses are seeking debt advice to position themselves in this new context, whether that’s through refinancing, executing a transaction or supporting the next phase of growth. As the market opportunity widens, we are investing in our growing debt advisory team given the market opportunity for independent advice. Jane Hartley brings a wealth of experience in advising clients in the north-west and across the UK.”
The new hire comes alongside Jane Chadwick, also a senior director, who joined in March 2023. Chadwick had previously spent more than 12 years working in the debt markets at Rothschild, HSBC and latterly KPMG, where she was responsible for leading debt advisory work with publicly listed companies and large corporates across the regional landscape.
Chadwick said, “Over the last six months, the appetite and need for independent debt advice in the market has become increasingly evident. A&M’s range of service lines and our significant presence in the regional UK market is a key differentiator. With the addition of new colleagues in debt advisory in the region, it will position us to address the range of situations and requirements our listed and private clients might need whether for growth capital or where business plans are under more stress.”
