Pluto Finance expands into Iberia, with appointment of Eduardo Martin as Lending Director

By Bridging Loan Directory 2nd July 2025

Pluto Finance, the real estate private credit platform, which specialises in development and bridging finance for residential and commercial real estate, has appointed Eduardo Martin as Lending Director for Iberia.

This follows the appointment in April 2025 of Ciaran Singh as Managing Director – Europe, who is overseeing Pluto’s expansion into the property credit markets outside of the UK, with initial focus on Ireland, Iberia, the Netherlands and Germany.

In December 2024, Shane Ryan joined Pluto Finance as Lending Director for the UK and Ireland.

Since inception, Pluto Finance has provided GBP3.5bn of lending in c.300 transactions, over 15 years, enabling developers to build more than 12,000 residential units across the UK.

Building on this successful track-record, Pluto has been expanding into the real estate credit market across Europe, with Iberia being one of the first steps of this strategy.

Eduardo is a credit specialist with a lending career extending over 20 years. His has deep experience in real estate finance, working for banks and credit funds in London (Pbb, Starz) and Madrid (Alantra).

This means he is ideally positioned to deliver structured and direct lending solutions to the Iberian mid-market across all real estate asset classes.

Ciaran Singh, Managing Director – Europe, commented:

“Eduardo’s appointment marks the next stage of Pluto’s European expansion outside the UK after recently entering the Irish property credit market.

Our investor relationships in Europe are already strong, with 43% of commitments to our flagship lending vehicle originating from blue chip European institutional investors.

Eduardo’s relationships with mid-market borrowers and engagement with institutional investors will make him an invaluable addition to the team.”

Eduardo Martin, Lending Director for Iberia, said:

“The strength of Pluto’s position in the UK residential and commercial real estate lending market provides an excellent base from which we can build a quality lending business in Iberia.

Real estate private credit is evolving as the preferred funding source for mid-market borrowers in the UK and Europe and I am confident borrowers will benefit from Pluto’s tailored approach to lending structures and speed of execution in Iberia.

I look forward to helping the team expand into this important market.”