Bakker Magnetics is starting the production and assembly of the magnetic modules which will power the GE Renewable Energy turbines for the world’s largest offshore wind park. SME finance specialist Caple has facilitated €3.9m in funding for this Dutch company from Brabant. The loan for the project was provided by BNP Paribas Asset Management. The […]
Private-Equity backed Access Partnership is set for a period of sustained expansion by acquisition following an undisclosed investment from Shawbrook Bank. The international firm, also backed by Mobeus Equity Partners, specialises in shaping international public policy for the global technology sector. The Group has witnessed rapid growth in recent years, driven by market dynamics around […]
Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (“ABL”) has delivered a seven-figure refinance deal to support the continued growth of Connaught Access Flooring Limited (“Connaught”). Andy Collins, Connaught Access Flooring’s managing director, recently acquired the business from AIM-listed Mountfield Plc. The flexible funding facility structured by Arbuthnot Commercial ABL, which was split equally between an invoice discounting […]
Addition Capital, the London-based family investment office, has completed a control investment into Be-A Education Ltd, supported by funding from Shawbrook Bank. Hertfordshire-based Be-A Education is the operator of the highly successful and fast-growing New Skills Academy and Staff Skills Training businesses with a mission to make learning accessible to consumers and businesses globally. To […]
Linked Finance, Ireland’s leading peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, has reached the milestone of issuing over €150m in loans to Irish SMEs. The milestone was passed as the company issued €9.6m in loans in the first quarter of 2021, up 4% on the first three months of 2020. At the beginning of January, Linked Finance became […]
DF Capital has supported BC Motorhomes since it was founded in 2019 and, during that time, has provided a variety of working capital solutions to enable it to expand and grow the business. Based in Ayrshire, Scotland, BC Motorhomes and Leisure Limited (BC Motorhomes) is a family-run business which sells a range of new and […]
The Commercial Finance arm of the listed specialist Secure Trust Bank has seen lending balances recover strongly towards the end of 2020, closing at £230.7m. While the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been an eight per cent fall on the £251.7m seen in the 12 months to December 2019, the firm saw strong […]
Skin & Tonic, a skincare and wellbeing brand founded in Hackney, London, has secured £830,000 in funding, enabling it to fulfil increased production demands and expand its operations to Manchester. Driven by GC Angels, this includes a £605,000 investment from the angel investment service alongside private investors, as well as a £225,000 loan from NPIF […]
Receiving its first funding round, Lazy Flora is looking to build a new e-commerce platform and increase its marketing – bringing handpicked plants straight to its customers’ doors. Nottingham-based, Lazy Flora, has secured £500,000 from venture capital firm, Midven, through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) in a deal that will create over 20 new jobs over the […]
Enra Specialist Finance has revealed its quarterly results for Q1 2021 reporting record results across all areas of the business from broking to lending. Under the West One lending brand, completions levels rose to £309m in Q1, up 37% on the same quarter last year at £225m. On a consolidated basis, Enra posted a top […]
