O’Neill joins specialist broker KIS Finance as head of bridging.

He says: “I have built the bridging department at Clifton from a one man band to a multi-award winning, nationally recognised household name in the bridging world.

“Having taken the team as far as I can and having set the foundations to build on I am looking to focus on my family, my wife and I having just had our first child and take on a new challenge.

“There have been many highlights during my tenure at Clifton with exciting deals, great clients, awards and industry exposure.

“I would like to thank Clifton mainly for giving me the trust and freedom to pursue my ambition of bringing new talent into the industry via a graduate scheme which was largely uncharted territory at the time. We pioneered this approach as a specialist finance brokerage through good and bad times and watching all of our alumni go on to do wonderful things in the future is what I will be most proud of.”