Alternative SME credit specialist Caple has helped Venturi, an international IT recruitment company, to access a multimillion-pound five-year unsecured loan. Caple offers access to unsecured lending of up to £5m. Manchester-based Venturi was founded in 2009 by Brad Lamb and is one of the top-50 tech staffing businesses in the UK, as ranked by industry […]
Helideck Certification Agency (HCA), a global leading authority on the safe and compliant operation of onshore, offshore and afloat helicopter landing areas, has selected Shawbrook as its new finance partner. Aberdeen-based HCA were looking to refinance existing facilities including a legacy acquisition finance loan from 2014. As a specialist lender to UK SMEs, Shawbrook has […]
The Classic Prop Hire Company, a leading UK prop hire company for film, TV and events, based in Southall, London has secured £2.5m in new funding from Santander UK to support the company’s acquisition of ‘Seasons Textiles’. Founded by Fiona Lowry (chairman) and Sara Wan (CEO) in 2018, the business benefits from an extensive stock […]
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), delivered by British Business Bank, has invested £16m in ambitious, high-growth businesses in the Sheffield City Region with an additional £15.1m invested from the private sector. Since its launch in February 2017, NPIF has delivered equity finance, debt finance, and microfinance solutions, ranging in size from £25,000 to £2m […]
Leumi UK, the London-based subsidiary of Israel’s leading international bank, has closed a £27.5m deal with property developer Oranim Group to refinance Woodland Views, two residential blocks located at 20-22 Quebec Way. Woodland Views represents Oranim Group’s most recent investment in the UK and demonstrates its commitment to the UK property market. Andy Mallin, CBO […]
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided Bradburys Cheese with an £8.5m asset-based lending facility to increase its working capital, enabling a pipeline of new product ranges and ambitious growth plans with its customer base. Bradburys Cheese has a long and proud family-owned history, originally founded in 1884 by Reverend William John Bradbury. It was […]
Assetz Capital has become the first property-focused marketplace platform to receive funding from British Business Investments (BBI), a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank. The £15m commitment from British Business Investments will support in excess of £100m of new lending to smaller businesses and smaller housing developers, helping them grow as well as helping […]
A Manchester-based technology business that has created a platform for people to confidentially and safely report workplace harassment has secured a £1.35m investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures, a VC firm which targets early stage businesses in high value sectors. GC Angels joined the round and invested £100,000. Culture Shift was founded […]
Specialist commercial finance broker, Christie Finance, has supported the management buyout of Auckland Care Limited, a specialist, Hampshire based care provider with a proven track record of offering an impeccable standard of specialised support and care for individuals with learning difficulties and mental health needs. Auckland Care Limited was first established as a residential care […]
ThinCats, the leading alternative lender to mid-sized SMEs has provided a £5.25m funding facility for Maritime Developments Limited (MDL), the Peterhead based provider of offshore mission critical ‘back of boat’ systems and services to the global energy sector. The funding will be used to refinance existing loans and create additional working capital to support MDL […]
