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Close Brothers Broker Solutions strengthens Specialist Finance team with two new hires

NEWS
06 May 2026

We are pleased to announce we have appointed two Business Development Associates - Shazia Rasool and Jason Hill - to help drive our team’s ambition of being the preferred funder for brokers, vendors and intermediaries for large ticket deals.

Our Specialist Finance team provides tailored asset finance and leasing solutions for SMEs and professionals, handling complex or high-value transactions typically ranging from £1 million to £15 million.

 

Shazia has over 15 years’ experience in commercial and asset finance, spanning commercial banking, stock financing, and Hire Purchase.

 

Jason has worked for Close Brothers for over seven years in multiple client-facing roles within Asset Finance and has a strong background in customer relations. 

 

James Fletcher, Managing Director of the Specialist finance team, said: “Shazia and Jason will work closely with our Business Development Directors and our broker partners to ensure that we are maximising every opportunity in the most efficient way. The work they do will contribute significantly to our ambitious growth agenda in the large ticket asset finance space.

 

“As one of the fastest-growing asset funders in the UK, they join at an exciting time for the business; I’m really looking forward to seeing them utilise their significant experience in the coming months and years as we look to help the UK’s businesses continue to grow and thrive.”



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Close Brothers Broker Solutions strengthens Specialist Finance team with two new hires