Leading alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs, ThinCats and investment professionals, Bestport Private Equity, have provided debt and equity funding of £19m to help support the continued growth of Energy Saving Lighting (ESL). David Hall, previously CEO of Polypipe and non-executive chairman of Aspen Pumps, will join the board as chairman. Paul Daly, founder and […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Dogsthorpe Pharmacy in Peterborough. Dogsthorpe Pharmacy is a busy community pharmacy which dispenses an average 5,488 items per month. It is located on a long parade in Peterborough, and benefits from the recent opening of a purpose-built, brand-new health centre nearby which is […]
Northampton-based property developer Lodge Park Homes has secured a £14.3m finance package from Paragon Development Finance to support its Priors Hall Park housing scheme in Corby. The funding has assisted the purchase of the land on London Road and subsequent development of 87 houses. The scheme will consist of 36 two-bed, 46 three-bed and 5 […]
finnCap Cavendish (“Cavendish”), part of financial advisory firm, finnCapGroup plc, is pleased to announce it has advised on the sale of Qdime Group, the UK market leading residential property management service business, to Cortland. Cortland is a US multifamily real estate, investment and management firm. It owns and operates nearly 70,000 rental units in the […]
One of the UK’s leading property finance specialists has announced the successful completion of an ambitious £2.25m bridging loan. The team at UK Property Finance worked with Hope Capital to arrange the bridging loan which needed to be arranged as quickly as possible to meet pressing deadlines. The facility enabled the client, a London property […]
Anansi Technology, the embedded insurance platform for goods-in-transit, shippers’ interest and cargo insurance, today announces it has raised £1.5m seed funding led by Octopus Ventures. Global parcel volumes reached 103bn in 2019, yet less than 1% of these shipments were insured. Anansi’s co-founders Ana Martins de Carvalho and Megan Bingham Walker saw a gap in […]
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) and Coreco Commercial have completed a complex portfolio refinance and additional funding for a professional landlord to grow their portfolio. The properties held a total value of £15m. The client required £11m+ with a £1m capital raise for further property investment. HTB worked closely with Coreco’s Julian Ingall and Matt Karagul […]
A unique equestrian carriage hire company has successfully enhanced its online presence and grown its following on social media platforms after receiving support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. Launched in 1995 in Aberdeenshire, Maryculter Carriage Driving Centre is an established business with years of expertise when it comes to horse drawn carriage […]
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has sold Karen’s Kindergarden in Birmingham to expanding childcare provider, Tommies Childcare. Established in 2006 by Ms Karen Clarke, Karen’s Kindergarden is a reputable, well-established day nursery with operating capacity for up to 60 children aged between zero and eight-years-old. Extended and refurbished to a good standard, the nursery […]
ThinCats, a leading alternative lender, will utilise a guarantee provided by the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme to deploy significant new funding capital. Citi, a multinational investment bank and financial services corporation, will provide ThinCats with a senior warehouse facility. This, allied to the guarantee provided under ENABLE, will support ThinCats in its efforts […]
