Gloucester-based Window Widgets (2006) Limited, which includes The Residence Collection of premium windows and doors, has been acquired by the existing UK management team from USA-based Masonite International Corporation. The terms of the deal were not announced. The UK management team includes Sarah Hitchings (sales and marketing director), Michael Hart (technical director), Richard Bonnor operations […]
Europe’s private equity industry has shifted into buying mode, deploying large pools of capital while delaying exits, according to provisional full-year data from the CMBOR at Imperial College Business School, sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Corporate and Investment Banking. The cumulative value of European buyouts passed €100bn for a joint-record third consecutive year […]
Anglesey-based AAC Waterproofing Ltd has agreed a new finance deal with Catalyst Business Finance, the short-term business finance specialist. Established in 1976 as Anglesey Asphalt Company, AAC has been trading in its current format since 1989. Specialising in commercial and industrial roofing, AAC founder Ian Parry foresaw the changes which needed to occur to take […]
LendInvest has reported strong inflows to its flagship real estate debt fund during November. Over the month, LendInvest secured £23m of new investment for its Real Estate Opportunity Fund, from an international group of investors including a Japanese bank and a Dutch insurer, in addition to a mixture of endowments, asset managers and family offices […]
London, Surrey & Sussex Salary to £75,000 plus excellent benefits package Our client is a highly regarded Asset Based Lending provider with an excellent reputation for providing flexible lending solutions to the mid/large corporate sector and has a strong pedigree for writing strong levels of business and has a solid and well-established team. Working with […]
Small, yet incredibly successful carmaker, Suzuki, has been caught in a cleft stick in recent times, reports Iain Robertson, between small capacity engine emissions and a very light touch on its hybrid developments, neither of which are pointers to its future. Make no error, I am a determined Suzuki fan. I have owned Suzuki products […]
Aldermore’s new Buy-to-Let City Tracker, analysing 25 cities across the UK to understand the best places for landlords to invest in, has found Oxford, closely followed by Manchester, to be the best. The Tracker was determined by analysing and assessing five key indicators that impact desirability; average total rent, the best short-term returns through yield, […]
B-North, the Manchester-based firm building an SME lending bank for the UK, has selected Newcastle Strategic Solutions Limited to provide its deposit-taking solution. B-North will be offering a range of fixed-term retail savings products when it launches in 2020, and will be using Newcastle Strategic Solutions for account opening and account management. Working with Newcastle […]
BigBlu Broadband plc (“BBB PLC”), the Oxfordshire-based AIM-listed satellite broadband provider, has secured £30m in new funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial to refinance existing debt and convertible loan notes. The new revolving credit facility will also provide headroom for future organic and acquisition-led growth. Led by co-founders CEO Andrew Walwyn and CTO Simon Clifton, […]
Ultimate Finance has partnered with Nivo to invest in facial recognition technology to make it quicker and easier to apply for funding. Nivo gives Ultimate Finance access to a range of leading technology services so they can streamline customer engagement through instant messaging. Features such as biometric ID verification and file sharing remove the traditional […]
