About Proxima Capital
A lender built by operators
Proxima Capital provides short-term loans to property professionals across England and Wales – agile, commercially intelligent finance, assessed on the merits of each deal, with honest terms that don’t change mid-process.
Who we are
Real estate, law and finance experience under one roof
Founded by an experienced team from real estate, legal and finance backgrounds; we operate with a lean, efficient model that prioritises speed, transparency and access. You speak directly with decision-makers – no layers, no red tape – and deal with people who have built and scaled lending businesses before.
Leadership
Meet the team
Tom Athersych
Managing Director
Tom is a qualified accountant with deep expertise across finance, accounting and financial services. He began his career in financial services assurance working in private practice, most recently at EY, before joining a high-growth fintech startup where he built the finance function from the ground up.
He later served as CFO of specialist finance lender, playing a key role in its rapid scale-up and helping to establish the infrastructure that supported over £500 million in lending.
Kobi Lehrer
Managing Director
Kobi has over 24 years of legal and property experience. He was a property litigator for 10 years, most recently at BCLP, before founding a fintech company within the UK property sector.
After consulting in specialist lending in early 2020, Kobi moved to another lender as CSO and, alongside Tom, spearheaded the strategic growth of that business from a circa £10m loan book to £225m+ by Q3 2024 – driven by significant fundraises from private credit funds and investment banks.
Dawn Trustam
Senior BDM
Dawn has vast financial services experience across mainstream banks and specialist lenders. Her expertise spans the full lending lifecycle, having held senior roles across sales, operations, underwriting and loan book management.
Notably, she played a key role in scaling a startup to an established £30m+ loan book. Dawn brings a comprehensive, hands-on understanding of credit risk, process optimisation and commercial strategy.
Have a deal in mind?
Tell us about it and you’ll get an honest, commercial view direct from decision makers.
