Guy brings almost a decade of experience in specialist finance, having founded and served as chief executive at specialist real estate lender Glenhawk. He stepped down from the CEO role last June.

The new funder provides structured capital solutions to UK non-bank lenders across a range of asset classes, including residential bridging, commercial bridging and development.

“I’m excited to announce my next venture. Moving up in the capital stack and launching a wholesale funder for non-bank lenders called Fortacre,” Guy told B&C.

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“There is a significant gulf in funding from the family office initial capital to the investment banks. There is no reason why great lenders with smaller books shouldn’t be able to access capital and a flexible, proactive team who have lived and breathed direct lending.

 “In simple terms, as I like simple: We lend to lenders!” he said.

According to its website, Fortacre combines “the capital depth of an institution with the commercial agility of a private partner”.

The new funder aims to “offer the funding certainty you need to scale your loan book without the bureaucracy of traditional institutional lines”.

Guy added: “We have some brilliant partners coming on board shortly, leading global institutional funders, a strong origination partner and of course a stellar team being put in place.

“Very much looking forward to this journey and seeing what we can build and have a great time doing so.”