A Merthyr Tydfil business is on an upward trajectory, cornering a gap in the automotive industry, after securing a finance package through the Investment Fund for Wales, that has allowed them to invest in staff training to deliver leading technology which could save drivers thousands of pounds. Screen Genie, which is based on Pant Industrial […]
Leading prime property finance firm CapitalRise is celebrating a record-breaking July, after it originated loans valued at £49.4m in the span of just one month. The facilities take the firm over a major milestone of £400m in cumulative origination and paint an optimistic picture for the year ahead. The range of projects that CapitalRise financed […]
Specialist lender Leumi UK has provided £65m to Martley Capital Group to support the recapitalisation and refinancing of The Mailbox, an iconic building in Birmingham city centre and one of the UK’s largest mixed-use developments outside of London. Originally serving as Royal Mail’s sorting office and covering the entire Midlands, the mixed-use development has since […]
Set and Match Ltd, a Birmingham-based SME printing company, has its sights set on future growth having completed a management buyout thanks to an asset based lending (ABL) deal with Time Finance. The deal, formed of a £70k invoice finance facility and a £70k secured loan, has enabled managing director, Stuart Mills, to buy out […]
The Start Up Loans programme, part of the British Business Bank, announces that it has provided 544 loans worth £6m to businesses in Cheshire West and Chester, highlighting its dedication to supporting businesses in the North West. Of all the Start Up Loans provided in the North West, 39% went to female-founded businesses, totalling over […]
UK Export Finance (UKEF) and KUKE, the UK and Polish export credit agencies, have guaranteed a €249m loan being arranged by Standard Chartered Bank for Turkish renewable energy investment company Kalyon Enerji, enabling the construction of Turkey’s second-largest solar project to date. This deal is expected to support UK jobs in the renewable-energy sector supply […]
A Swansea-based landscaping and gardening business is in bloom after securing a finance package which has helped them build on their foundations for long term prosperity. Green Dream Concepts has benefitted from a £25,000 finance package from BCRS Business Loans, fund manager for the Smaller Loans Fund, Investment Fund for Wales, which was launched by […]
Rob Tandy, founder of Tandy Health and Fitness, a Cheshire-based fitness gym has secured a £23,000 Start Up Loan from the British Business Bank through its partner GC Business Finance. The investment catapults the business into a new phase of growth, as it expands its offerings and solidifies its position as a leading gym in the local area. […]
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) has completed its first investment in Lancashire since the launch of the £660m fund in March this year. Based in Blackburn, Littlefair’s Wood Finishing Products, an award-winning and environmentally-friendly wood finishing products brand, has raised £75,000 from NPIF II – GC Business Finance and River Capital Smaller […]
A data solutions company which hails Northern Ireland as a global centre of excellence when it comes to the talent of engineers has received £750,000 funding from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland’s equity arm. The investment round into Belfast headquartered, INQDATA was led by Clarendon Fund Managers, with the company also receiving investment from […]
