Business finance

AUTHOR: MOHITH SONDHI, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEBT FINANCE   Fund finance continued to be a growing area of focus for OakNorth throughout 2023 and we were fortunate to once again work with a number of new and returning sponsors. As we look ahead to 2024, I wanted to share a summary of the key trends […]

So, your clients think they’re ready for funding. Getting that cash injection into a business can be the catalyst to spark their next great plans. But timing is critical, and they should be confident that now is the right time to start the conversation with lending partners.   But knowing how to start the conversation […]

A great idea, a well thought-out business plan and the cash to make it happen are all behind the beginnings of a successful business. But a daring mindset is just as valuable, if not more. Qualities like positivity, resourcefulness and an innovative mind can sometimes be even more useful than having all the other aspects […]

We’ve funded our fair share of both residential and commercial property projects, but our portfolio is much more diverse than bricks and mortar. Our aim is to provide growing, entrepreneurial SMEs with the funding they need, and increasingly we’re funding more and more unique and exciting businesses with great prospects.   From surfing in central […]

When there’s a changing economic climate, banks can often get spooked and withdraw the amount they’re willing to lend, but that’s not how we do things at OakNorth. Here our Senior Director Dan Haxby discusses the responsible way we approach lending to continue to support strong businesses during changing times.  In the early days of […]

Our Associate Debt Finance Director, Lucas Anglin, weighed in on the perception of the lending landscape as slow and unreliable, and how new alternative lenders, like OakNorth, are countering this to offer fast and flexible solutions that put entrepreneurs first.  It was recently reported in The Financial Times that property funds are set to sell […]