Art Capital boosts team with new partner hire
Art Capital has appointed Martin Sheridan as its third partner, joining founding partners Tim Vaughan and Stuart Blieschke.
Sheridan was previously a managing director and part of a team that sourced and closed loans within global real estate investment firm BGO’s UK & European credit business.
At BGO, Sheridan held responsibilities for originating, underwriting, executing and managing debt investments on behalf of the firm’s clients. Prior to joining BGO, he held a series of senior positions at RBS within its capital resolution and restructuring teams.
Art Capital has appointed Martin Sheridan as its third partner, joining founding partners Tim Vaughan and Stuart Blieschke.
Sheridan was previously a managing director and part of a team that sourced and closed loans within global real estate investment firm BGO’s UK & European credit business.
At BGO, Sheridan held responsibilities for originating, underwriting, executing and managing debt investments on behalf of the firm’s clients. Prior to joining BGO, he held a series of senior positions at RBS within its capital resolution and restructuring teams.
At Art Capital, Sheridan joins real estate finance experts Tim Vaughan, most recently a managing director at Brotherton Real Estate where he advised on over £2bn of transactions, and Stuart Blieschke, who has held senior roles as a private credit and special situations investor across the UK and Asia, including head of credit for KKR in North Asia & Australasia, and prior to that establishing the special situations and direct lending platforms for Pacific Alliance Group in Asia.
Launched in September 2024, Art Capital has already secured a £1bn pipeline of funding mandates. In October, it closed its first transaction – a £120m refinancing of six logistics assets on behalf of an institutional investor, with Ares Management providing the debt funding.
The firm’s typical loan size is between £20m and £300m. Active across all asset classes, the business targets opportunities across the UK, mainland Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Sheridan said: “Art Capital has been designed to bridge the gap between specialist debt advisers and generalist property advisers.
“At Art Capital, I look forward to working closely both with the founding partners and our shareholders to provide second-to-none advice and secure the best terms for our clients as we enter a period of monetary policy volatility.”
Blieschke said: “As one of the UK’s most active value-add lenders over recent years, Martin brings a wealth of experience in negotiating loans for complex, large-scale development projects, providing him with actionable insights that will benefit Art Capital’s clients.”
