Reech appoints Carlyle Group adviser to lead new banking arm

Reech Corporations Group has appointed The Carlyle Group’s former senior adviser Christopher Yoshida to head up a new merchant banking and capital markets division. The new division will provide the wider group with bespoke financing to enable Reech to invest in and grow companies across real estate, technology and finance. Yoshida was at The Carlyle Group for around two years focusing on the international strategy for its global private credit business and, in particular, the firm’s expansion of its Carlyle capital solutions platform into Europe. Previously he spent more than four years as senior adviser to the family office, Rock Springs, and nearly two years as chief strategy, sales and marketing officer at fintech platform trueEX. Yoshida also held several roles at Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley between 2003 and 2016. Christophe Reech, group chairman and chief executive of Reech Corporations Group, said: “Access to capital is any company’s lifeline and in today’s challenging and tumultuous markets, a functioning financing division can be the difference between success and failure. “Christopher’s unique mix of experience in private capital, banking and fintech operations and strategy means he has an innate understanding of our world that will be critical for us as we look to scale and grow rapidly.” To send feedback, e-mail louise.dransfield@egi.co.uk or tweet @DransfieldL or @estatesgazette