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OakNorth completes first ever Employee Ownership Trust transaction with loan to Manchester-based Crookes Walker Consulting

Thursday January 5th, 2023

Crookes Walker Consulting provides engineering consulting services across several industries, including: residential, commercial, hospitality, education, and infrastructure; The capital from OakNorth Bank will support the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust – the first transaction of this kind the bank has done since its launch in September 2015; The founders, Paul Crookes and Dave Walker, […]

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Axis Retail Partners – Funding a maiden shopping centre acquisition

Tuesday July 26th, 2022

  The Challenge Formed in 2018 following a partnership between Generali Investment Holding and entrepreneurs, Florencio Beccar and Toby Smith, the firm has an AUM of c.€525M and a strong industry reputation of managing retail assets across several geographies, risk spectrums and property sectors. Axis Retail Partners were in need a trusted lending partner to […]

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AFM Wealth – Bespoke finance to support an IFA acquisition programme

Tuesday July 26th, 2022

  The Challenge Founded in February 2020, AFM Wealth is the holding company for independently owned financial advisory firm, Absolute Financial Management, who have over 4,500 clients and assets under management (AUM) exceeding £500M. The company was looking for an experienced lender, operating in the IFA market, who could provide bespoke finance to support its […]

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Clavis IDS – Supporting growth of leading Newcastle-based automotive manufacturing business

Tuesday July 26th, 2022

  The Challenge Founded in 1980, IDS is a niche engineering company operating in the design and manufacture of belt tension measurement and automotive production line assembly equipment including hose clamp detection systems, that have become even more pertinent with the increased production of electric vehicles (EV). The business completed a management buyout in 2018 […]

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Europa Wools – Bespoke finance for family-run, textile business in Yorkshire

Tuesday July 26th, 2022

  The Challenge Founded in 1988 by David and Lynn Morsley, Europa Wools’ expertise, which now spans more than 30 years, has seen the firm become a major player in the global textile industry, specialising in wool from New Zealand, Australia and Great Britain. With the global wool market projected to grow at a substantial […]

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Hilltop Credit Partners – finance to support the launch of its new lending platform

Tuesday February 15th, 2022

In Dec 2021, we increased an existing funds finance deal with Hilltop Credit Partners, a specialist funding partner for small and mid-sized residential property developers and housebuilders. 

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