Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has bolstered its UK and EMEA corporate finance practice with the appointment of Jan Crosby as a managing director in London.
Crosby previously served as head of corporate finance at Savills Capital Advisors, where he advised on corporate M&A and capital raising across operating real estate in the living, alternatives and hospitality sectors. Prior to that, he led KPMG’s real estate M&A team.
In his new role, he will build out the practice’s real estate and hospitality M&A capability across Europe alongside managing director Samantha Ward.
Crosby (pictured) said: “In a challenging macro environment, independent financial advice is even more critical to the success of transactions than it has been in recent years. It is an exciting time to be joining A&M to provide clients with this independent support, particularly as the opportunities for corporate and platform transactions continue to grow.
“I am delighted to be joining a high growth team and working with many former colleagues. Our ambition is to grow an M&A team across the operating real estate and hospitality sectors that is recognised as market leading in the quality of its advice and which can draw on the wider A&M skill set across operational improvement, restructuring and debt advisory. A&M’s global connectivity and footprint gives us an impressive reach as trusted advisor across financial sponsors, family offices and corporates.”
Jonathan Boyers, managing director and head of corporate finance EMEA, added: “I’m proud to welcome Jan to help build our real estate and hospitality capability across EMEA. He has a tremendous depth of experience across the sector and across deal types, which I’ve seen in operation when we worked together at KPMG. He brings a significant network and specialist sector knowledge which will combine powerfully with the wider practice.”
Ward said: “We are thrilled to be growing the team and I look forward to working with Jan on deals across the hospitality and operating real estate sector. We already have a unique position in hospitality, being able to deliver deep operational advice alongside corporate finance and Jan’s arrival will further deepen our experience and execution capability across Europe.”
