Commercial Leadership
Paul Thompson
Founder & Principal Broker • Business Moneyfacts Winner
Newcastle/London Hubs
Nearly 30 years structuring complex commercial debt, property development finance, and specialist funding across the UK.
Acorn Leadership & Specialist Desks
Meet Our Commercial Debt & Specialist Finance Team
Experienced specialists structuring property, business and residential finance for clients across the UK.
Our People
Specialist Expertise, Direct Access
Acorn.mortgage Desk
Adrian McClaren
Senior Specialist Broker
Yorkshire Regional Hub
Over 40 years specialising in consumer-regulated mortgages, chain-break bridging, and later-life equity release. Direct, jargon-free advice tailored to your exact situation. Our sole broker for regulated mortgages, regulated bridging and equity release.
Acorn.finance Property Desk
Foy Mach (麥振輝)
Hong Kong Desk Lead & Commercial Broker | 香港及BNO移居貸款專家
Sheffield & London Regional Hub
Hong Kong Desk Lead & Commercial Broker providing fluent, native Cantonese-language advisory for HK expats, BN(O) relocations, and commercial borrowers. For regulated residential mortgages, Foy works in close tandem with our regulated mortgage adviser, Adrian McClaren, ensuring a seamless journey from initial assessment to completion.
Primary speciality: Hong Kong Desk Lead, Commercial Debt, High-Yield BTL Portfolios, Cross-Border Case Coordination; residential BN(O) mortgages coordinated with regulated adviser Adrian McClaren
Languages spoken: English & Cantonese (廣東話)
LIBF Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance (CPSP)
Acorn.finance Commercial Desk
Halil Dinger
Property and Commercial Funding Specialist
Midlands & London Regional Hub
With a background in specialist conveyancing, Halil brings specialist experience to our commercial funding desk.
Primary speciality: Cross-Border EU & Türkiye Corporate Debt (>€5m), Expat Mortgages
Languages spoken: English & Turkish (Native)
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