- The bespoke facility is provided to a European investor advised by Jamestown, the global real estate investment and management platform;
- The loan will be used to support two landmark assets, the Lion & Lamb Yard in Farnham and Lochrin Square in Edinburgh;
- Lion & Lamb Yard is a historic mixed-use destination anchored by Waitrose, while Lochrin Square is a Grade A office-led asset in Edinburgh’s Exchange District.
London, 4th June, 2026: OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a bespoke facility to a European investor advised by Jamestown, the global real estate investment and management platform.
The facility will be used to support the acquisition of the Lion & Lamb Yard in Farnham, Surrey, refinance existing debt on Lochrin Square in Edinburgh, as well as support further investment activity within the fund. The Lion & Lamb Yard is a historic open-air mixed-use destination in the heart of Farnham comprising 26 retail and food & beverage units, as well as 20 residential apartments. The scheme is anchored by Waitrose and benefits from a strong tenant mix including Waterstones, The White Company, Côte Brasserie, and Jo Malone. Lochrin Square is a Grade A multi-let office-led asset located within Edinburgh’s Exchange District, one of the UK’s leading office markets. The scheme comprises over 100,000 sq. ft of office, retail, and ancillary space and is occupied by a diversified tenant base including Spaces/IWG, Trip.com, Hays, and Ørsted.
Damien Hughes, Senior Director of Property Finance at OakNorth, said: “This transaction presented an opportunity to support a highly experienced global real estate platform on two stabilised, income-generating assets in strong UK locations. Both assets benefit from high occupancy, diversified tenant profiles, and attractive long-term fundamentals. Jamestown has built an impressive international track record investing in and managing landmark real estate assets, and we’re delighted to be supporting the team on this transaction. At OakNorth, we continue to see strong demand for flexible and bespoke financing solutions from sophisticated institutional sponsors seeking certainty and speed of execution.”
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About OakNorth
Launched in September 2015, OakNorth is the bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. It was founded to address the persistent funding gap facing lower mid-market businesses – a segment that accounts for a significant share of economic output yet remains underserved by traditional banks.
To date, OakNorth has provided over $20bn in lending to thousands of entrepreneur-led businesses across the UK and US, supporting the creation of more than 70,000 jobs and generating more than £40bn in economic value. Throughout multiple economic cycles, the bank has maintained a highly disciplined approach to credit, delivering performance metrics that place it among the top 1% of commercial banks globally.
It is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
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