Educational resources supplier Findel has secured what is believed to be the UK education supplies sector’s first sustainability-linked loan facility from lender Santander UK. The Hyde, Greater Manchester, headquartered company will use the £18m facility to support its medium-term growth plans whilst driving its environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. The company’s origins as an […]
Orka Technology Group (Orka), a SaaS business that provides tech-based solutions for shift workers and their employers, has secured £3m investment from venture capital investor Praetura Ventures. The business will use the funding to support people – such as cleaners, engineers and security staff – seeking shift work in the facilities management (FM) sector by […]
Goodlord, a property technology company transforming the way people rent, has raised £27m in its latest investment round, led by Highland Europe and supported by Columbia Lake Partners, Finch Capital, Latitude, and Oxx. Goodlord will use the investment to accelerate its ambitious growth plans, including potential acquisitions in the UK and beyond. Goodlord has grown […]
Market leading bridging loan firm, SoMo, has partnered with Y3S Bridging and Commercial to secure a £1.6m loan on behalf of its client to purchase a £1.8m residential, buy-to-let property in Birmingham, in a matter of just weeks. Senior specialist mortgage advisor at Y3S, Gareth Davies, worked closely with SoMo’s head of enderwriting – […]
Screen With Envy, an online retailer of decorative garden and indoor screens, fences and gates, has unveiled further international expansion plans following its refinancing with Santander UK. Santander UK has provided Screen With Envy a £3.75m funding package, including a Growth Capital loan. The innovative funding product provides the business with flexibility to reinvest its […]
The Commercial Finance arm of the listed specialist Secure Trust Bank has seen lending balances rise to £313.3m in 2021, up 35.8% from 2020 (£230.7m). Revenues at the firm have also seen a considerable 14.5 per cent increase, rising to £17.4m in the calendar year (2020: £15.2m). In tandem, average lending balances increased 17% whilst […]
Blue Motor Finance today announce that it has smashed the £2bn lending mark. Since 2014, Blue has made stunning progress and in a short period of time has become one of the best-known names in motor finance. Blue provides hire purchase motor finance to customers via its network of over 2,000 quality checked used car dealerships, […]
Nationwide Frame Services, which supplies and installs windows and doors for leading housebuilders, is targeting strong business growth in 2022 and beyond with help from a £1m working capital injection from Reward Finance Group. Owned by brothers Paul and John King, the company employs 60 people and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Despite […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of North Yate Pharmacy in Bristol. North Yate Pharmacy is a modern, standard hour pharmacy which dispenses an average of over 6,300 items a month. It is located within Wellington Road Surgery in Yate, north Bristol. The business was previously owned by Sharief Healthcare […]
RSM UK has advised Celadon Pharmaceuticals plc on its £80m reverse acquisition of Vertigrow Technology Ltd. The acquisition means Celadon Pharmaceuticals plc has become the first pharmaceutical medicinal cannabis company to be admitted to AIM. Celadon, formerly called Summerway Capital, is a UK-based pharmaceutical company which is focused on growing highly controlled indoor hydroponic, high […]
