Hospitality
Compact luxury hotel chain, Z Hotels, to open new Leicester Square site following £23m co-loan from OakNorth and ASK Partners
Founded by Bev King, Z Hotels launched its ‘compact luxury’ accommodation model in London with the opening of Z Soho in 2011; Since then, the hotel chain has experienced continued success with 14 sites now operational across London, Liverpool, Bath, and Glasgow; The £23m co-loan will be used to acquire and refurbish a five-story vacant […]
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Lancashire-based Bowland Inns & Hotels to continue expansion across the North West following £25m loan from OakNorth
Founded in 1996 and owned by James Warburton, Bowland Inns & Hotels is a market-leading pub, hotel, and wedding venue specialist operator; Headquartered in Clitheroe, Lancashire, the firm operates country pubs with rooms, bars, and restaurants under the James’ Places brand and multi award-winning wedding venues within the Dream Venues Collection; With sites located across […]
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OakNorth and Searchlight Capital Partners provide £88.5m capital solution to Third Space to support London’s luxury health club brand’s continued growth
Backed by KSL Capital Partners, Third Space is a luxury health and fitness brand with eight clubs across London; The financing provided by OakNorth and Searchlight Capital Partners will support Third Space’s business plan which includes the opening of additional clubs. OakNorth, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has partnered with Searchlight Capital Partners, a private investment […]
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Health and fitness club operator, Total Fitness, set for future growth following £6.5m loan from OakNorth Bank
Total Fitness has over 93,000 members and operates 15 health and fitness clubs across the North of England and Wales; Led by the first female CEO in the UK’s private health club sector, the business was backed by private equity firm, NorthEdge Capital, in 2015; The £6.5m loan from OakNorth Bank will be used to […]
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OakNorth Bank completes £15m refinancing to returning customer and ‘compact luxury’ hotel chain, Z Hotels, to support future growth
Founded by Bev King, Z Hotels launched its ‘compact luxury’ accommodation model in London with the opening of Z Soho in 2011; Since then, the hotel chain has experienced continued success with 14 sites now operational across London, Liverpool, Bath, and Glasgow; OakNorth initially provided bespoke funding to the group in 2018 to support new […]
Hospitality
OakNorth Bank provides £6.7m facility to bar and restaurant business, Inception Group, to open new sites
Founded in 2009, Inception Group operates a collection of unique bars, restaurants, and clubs in Central London; The group currently operates 13 sites under the brands of Mr Fogg’s, Bunga Bunga, Cahoots, Barts, Maggie’s and Control Room B; OakNorth initially provided refinance and expansion facilities in January 2018, and further supported the group during the pandemic; Since the pandemic, Inception Group has opened […]