this selection of case studies has been anonymised to preserve confidentialities
UK SME fintech lending platform
£140m of lending capital raised to support loan book growth to transition the platform away from a reliance on peer-to-peer funding towards scalable, institutional sources of funding. The business is now a major UK SME non-bank lender.
Global workforce logistics provider
£45m of hybrid debt/equity raised from an institutional investor to finance the MBO of a UK domiciled global business that supplies contingent workforces for multinational companies. The capital enabled the buyout of existing management whilst providing additional working capital for continued expansion in the US and Asia.
Specialist insurance lender
Up to $500m of lending capital raised from a single investor, enabling an experienced team to create and build out a new specialist lender providing growth capital to mid sized life insurance companies.
Financial software company
$15m of capital arranged for the acquisition of an early-stage software services company by a global financial intermediary. The transaction facilitated the acquiring company’s strategic plans to digitalise its global businesses.
Residential property development lender
£100m of capital raised, with an option to increase by a further £50m, for an established property development lending platform. The capital was provided by a single institutional investor, allowing the platform to scale-up its growth plans and reduce its reliance on the crowd as a source of capital.
UK specialist mortgage lender
£250m+ of structured capital provided for the creation of a new specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender with a highly experienced team.
Non-UK government institution
Currently in progress, this project to aims to attract significant amounts of growth equity capital for lower mid-market corporates across multiple European countries.
There is a strong ESG and impact investment angle, with a significant focus on tech and life sciences venture capital. Investors are required to allocate through fund and co-investment structures.
Dutch residential mortgage lender
Another project currently in progress, to arrange the funding for a new master servicer residential mortgage lending platform in the Netherlands with a highly experienced team.