One of the best-regarded financial sponsor bankers of the boom years, who worked on high-profile buyouts including the acquisitions of Debenhams and General Healthcare, has joined a structured finance boutique set up by former Morgan Stanley colleagues.

Richard Atterbury, most recently chairman of Nomura's financial sponsor coverage in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, joined boutique Agfe late last month, according to the Financial Services Authority register of authorised persons.