Montane Finance granted full authorisation by FCA
Montane Finance, a Manchester-based boutique independent broker, has received Full Authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is now Directly Authorised.
Montane Finance offers a brokerage service to companies and organisations in the healthcare and hospitality sectors who require funding to assist refinance or growth through acquisition. The fast-growing, award winning firm has evidenced further growth in revenue in the past 12 months, successfully dealing with over £100m of lending cases to a wide variety of businesses across the North West and beyond.
Montane Finance has been operating as an Appointed Representative with the FCA and this recognition of Full Authorisation is a clear signal of the firm’s ongoing success and authority in its field. Being “Directly Authorised” by the FCA means that Montane Finance has gone through a formal regulatory process to obtain authorisation directly from the FCA to provide independent financial advice and services to clients without the need for an intermediary.
Scott Murcott, managing director established Montane Finance in 2019 to help businesses raise finance that is best suited to their needs. The team works directly with business owners as well as a range of professionals including accountants, banks, alternative lenders, and corporate finance specialists to support any of their clients seeking new finance facilities.
Scott said: “We’re delighted to receive our full FCA authorisation which is an important part of our future growth journey and a clear statement to the market about our offering. We will continue to focus on serving new and prospective clients and build our support for businesses in the North West and across the UK. We are starting 2024 with a strong pipeline with a number of acquisition enquiries as well as refinance and growth opportunities. Businesses in the North West remain cautious given the difficulties caused by high interest rates, persistent inflation and other challenges but we’re seeing positive moves to an optimistic outlook and appetite for growth with enquiries for funding increasing significantly.”