Andrew Waldele has joined Validus Risk Management as an Associate in its Fund Finance Advisory group in London. Andrew joins from Barclays in New York, where he covered Funds and Asset Managers in the International Corporate Bank. He will support Validus partner Sarah Lobbardi, offering independent debt advisory services by providing specialist advice, support and assistance to sponsors seeking to establish, refinance and re-negotiate fund finance facilities. Validus is a leading independent financial services firm specialising in providing financial risk management, fund finance advisory and technology solutions to the alternative investment industry.