Atelier Capital Partners has announced the appointment of Martin Gilsenan to the position of director of origination.

Gilsenan (pictured) joins the short-term lender from Iron Bridge Finance, where he served on the board as managing director for sales.

The lender offers a range of short-term and development finance solutions, for terms of up to 24 months, aimed at professional small and medium-sized developers and property companies.

Atelier Capital Partners’ focus is primarily on schemes on brownfield sites that support urban regeneration and the ‘upcycling’ of UK real estate assets. It lends for land acquisition, light and heavy refurbishment and development with a focus on residential.

Chris Gardner, COO at Atelier Capital Partners, said: “Hiring and retaining the best talent is central to our ambitious growth strategy. Since launch we’ve assembled a group of highly skilled institutionally trained professionals from across the development and short-term real estate finance sector, and we are now delighted to welcome Martin to the team too.

“Martin’s pedigree and reputation are second to none, and his expertise will be invaluable as we consolidate our early growth by increasing both our loan book and origination capacity.

“As a degree of normality returns to the market, astute developers will identify opportunities. Whenever and wherever they do, we stand ready to help, with a certainty of execution underpinned by our compelling combination of institutional funding and first-class people.”