Swiss-headquartered Invicta Finance has appointed Martin Hofacker as managing director. He brings experience in business jet and yacht finance, as well as leadership roles at Credit Suisse and in private consultancy. Hofacker spent 16 years at Credit Suisse, including eight as global head of real assets lending.

Invicta founder and managing principal Felipe Ribeiro says: “Martin's appointment marks the beginning of an important new chapter for Invicta. We will scale the business by growing our team, improving our internal processes and delivering faster, more responsive support to clients. Under Martin's leadership, Invicta will be able to handle more transactions with greater efficiency while maintaining the high standards our partners rely on as demand for our services is increasing.”

Founded in 2017, Invicta supports business aviation and yachting clients with bespoke finance, leasing, transactions and financial advisory services. It works closely with aviation and yacht sales and acquisition specialists globally. With Hofacker now in post, Invicta aims to deepen client relationships and expand its strategic transaction capabilities.

Martin Hofacker, managing director, adds: “Invicta has successfully grown and I've been impressed with its hands on approach and professionalism. The company is building real momentum and I'm pleased to be joining the business at such a defining stage. This next phase is about strengthening our funding base and business operations to better serve our clients, scale our capabilities and pursue new opportunities.”