Imogen joins the firm from MFS where she worked as a regional sales manager — her new role as business development director will involve building on existing and establishing new relationships with developers, property investors, and those requiring real estate debt in markets across London and the South East.

In addition, Ed Groves, who joined CapitalRise in 2021 as a credit analyst, progressing to senior analyst in 2023, has been further promoted to the role of associate — in addition to his existing responsibilities, Ed will now proactively seek new business opportunities for residential debt finance.

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Lee Francis, head of origination at CapitalRise commented: “We are delighted to welcome Imogen to our growing team.

“Imogen brings 11 years of industry experience from across the property, finance, bridging and development markets.

“She has worked with large-scale developers to secure funding for high and ultra-high net worth clients — with such a strong background, I am confident that her skills will help to guide the business along an already positive growth trajectory.

“The promotion of Ed Groves to associate follows his fantastic performance with the business over recent years.”