2025 IN REVIEW
AUDIENCE BREAKDOWN

KEY STATS

NETWORKING AT-A-GLANCE

PRESS COVERAGE

Excess Spread — Cheesed off, tree-hugging
9fin's Owen Sanderson attended DealCatalyst's UK Mortgage Finance Conference 2025. In his latest Excess Spread newsletter, Owen explores innovative high-LTV mortgage products from April Mortgages and Gable Group, alongside equity release solutions from Nestflow and Generation Home, examining how 100% LTV products and later-life lending innovations are reshaping the UK mortgage landscape. Click here to read more.
A buzz in the air
GlobalCapital securitization team joined us at DealCatalyst and AFME's UK Mortgage Finance Conference 2025. George Smith sat down with Tom Hall to discuss exciting deals in the pipeline, favorable conditions for SME financing, and increased supply from Santander. Click here to read more.

UK mortgage funding in securitisation and beyond
DealCatalyst and 9fin hosted a webinar with experts from OSB, Starling Bank, LendInvest, Barclays, and Clifford Chance exploring UK mortgage market evolution, specialist lending shifts, regulatory impacts, and the resurgence of securitisation. Click here to read more.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDED

Stelios has led AI initiatives at MQube since its inception. His expertise extends across MQube’s core loan origination system and other areas of mortgage proposition, such as Criteria Genius and our AI-first customer journey. His work is supported by a strong background in computer science, machine learning, and electrical engineering.

Chloe leads the Green Finance Institute’s (GFI) Green Mortgage Campaign as part of their Built Environment Programme, which aims to spur the UK mortgage market towards innovative and scalable solutions to the housing decarbonisation
challenge. With a background in regulatory policy and financial planning, Chloe is a
passionate advocate for sustainability – having previously led the Association of
Mortgage Intermediaries’ cross-industry Green Mortgage Advice Initiative and the
multi-award-winning ‘Working in Mortgages’ Diversity and Inclusion programme. She is also the author of a book about the UK housing crisis and has appeared on national and regional radio to discuss issues affecting renters and first-time buyers.

Laurence Fredricks is a Senior Researcher on Onward’s Social Contract programme
and supports Onward’s Conservative Party Policy Review work. He has a BA in Land
Economy from the University of Cambridge, as well as an MPhil in Planning, Growth and Regeneration. His expertise have contributed to a number of Onward’s former research programmes and reports, including Levelling Up, and Energy and Environment. He now specialises in housing policy, and sits on the High Street Policy Reference Group. Before Onward, Laurence was part of the Stronger Towns Fund Evaluation Panel (POBP) and a Research Assistant to the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge.
A SAMPLE OF THE ORIGINATORS, FUND MANAGERS AND INVESTORS WHO ATTENDED
Managing Director
ALDERMORE BANK
Head of Legal - Treasury & Capital Markets
APRIL MORTGAGES
Chief Executive Officer
ATOM BANK
Portfolio Manager
ATOM BANK PLC
Capital Markets Analyst
BARINGS ASSET MANAGEMENT
Managing Director
BRITISH BUSINESS BANK
Managing Director, Structured FI Solutions
CASTLELAKE
Partner
CHENAVARI INVESTMENT MANAGERS
Portfolio Manager
COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY
Senior Capital Markets Analyst
Chief Executive Officer
EQUIFINANCE LIMITED
CFO
EVOLUTION MONEY GROUP LTD
CEO
KEYSTONE PROPERTY FINANCE
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
LANDBAY
Chief Operating Officer
LENDINVEST
CIO
LENDINVEST
Director, Fund Manager
LENDINVEST PLC
Chief Capital Officer & Managing Director
LENDINVEST PLC
Director - Capital Markets
LLOYDS BANK
Senior Manager
Head of Securitisation
ONESAVINGS BANK PLC
Head of Commercial Development
OSB GROUP
Head of Transaction Delivery
PARAGON BANK
Head of Markets
PARAGON BANK PLC
Treasury Director
PEPPER MONEY
Treasurer
PHOENIX GROUP
Director of Mortgage Solutions
PIMCO
Portfolio Manager
PRODIGY FINANCE
Head of Securitisation
ROYAL LONDON
Fund Manager
Senior Director
STARLING BANK
Chief Asset Management Officer
TOGETHER
Director of Corporate Affairs
TOGETHER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
DCM - Director
TOGETHER MONEY
Director - Debt Capital Markets
TWENTYFOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT
Portfolio Management
USS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Head of ABS
VIRGIN MONEY
Senior Legal Counsel
WATERFALL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Director - Investments
WEST ONE LOANS
Managing Director, Mortgages
WHAT ATTENDEES SAID ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
"A great conference, very well thought through agenda. Venue was excellent, spacious and smart."
Partner, Dentons
"It was a fantastic experience, and everyone I spoke with — both during and after — shared such positive feedback about the quality of the discussions and the calibre of attendees and speakers."
CEO, Paros Capital
"An informative event with valuable opportunities to connect with specialist lenders and investors driving the UK mortgage market.”
Head of Speciality Finance, Triple Point
"The timing of Deal Catalyst just after the summer break ensures market interest but when added to great delivery, it achieves high turnout and enaging interactions - well done!”
CEO & Founder at Keystone Property Finance
"A genuinely interesting conference with lots of up-to-date industry insight."
Editor, Media Publisher
"Very targeted, very on point, very useful event for UK mortgage market."
Commercial Director, Fund Administrator
"Dealcatalyst truly lives up to its name — an outstanding platform for mortgage originators to connect with investors""
Co-founder, CFO, Mortgage Originator
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