Gareth Stephens

London-based Moor Park Capital Partners, a private equity real estate firm, spun out of Nomura's Asset Finance Group last year. The new firm recently appointed Gareth Stephens as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. A chartered accountant, Stephens was formerly the finance director for the structured finance business at Lloyds TSB and was also the managing director in charge of the financial back office functions for JPMorgan's global derivatives operations. We spoke with Stephens about his approach to fund administration in the real estate world.