Speciality Finance

Speciality Finance

Private equity-backed pension advice provider, My Pension Expert, to target further acquisitions following £25m loan from OakNorth

Tuesday April 29th, 2025

Founded in 2010, My Pension Expert (MPE) provides independent and tailored pension advice to help consumers make informed decisions about their retirement; Headquartered in Doncaster, the firm has c.10k repeat customer and assets under influence (AUI) of over £1b; My Pension Expert is backed by private equity firm, Palatine, which focusses on investing in mid-market […]

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OakNorth participates in club loan to STAR Capital to support its buy-out of Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR)

Tuesday December 17th, 2024

Established in 1999, STAR is a private equity firm focused on building and developing businesses around strategic assets in Western Europe; STR is a leading global provider of specialist equipment, innovative technologies, and data enabling services to the offshore renewables, oil and gas, and marine science sectorsBottom of Form; The capital will enable STR to […]

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OakNorth completes loan to Warwickshire-based IFA firm, Beaufort Wealth Management, to support a management buyout (MBO)

Monday November 18th, 2024

Established in 2007 by Phil Hart, Ravinder Ghuman, and Ian Adey, Beaufort Wealth Management is a Warwickshire-based independent financial advisers (IFA) firm; Over the years, it has expanded its services and expertise through acquisitions, and now has over 900 clients; The funding from OakNorth will support Phil and Ravinder’s MBO of their co-founder, Ian, who […]

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OakNorth provides £3m revolving credit facility to DSW Capital to support its acquisition of DR Solicitors, the leading law firm for healthcare professionals

Monday November 11th, 2024

Established in 2002 by three KPMG alumni, DSW is one of the first platform models disrupting the traditional model of accounting professional services firms; The capital from OakNorth will support its acquisition of DR Solicitors, the award winning, specialist law firm for medical professionals; The acquisition will be immediately and significantly earnings enhancing for DSW […]

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ECI Partners acquires majority stake in digital marketing agency, Croud, to accelerate growth, following £77.6m club loan from OakNorth

Monday November 4th, 2024

Launched in 2011, Croud is a global, full-service digital agency with offices in the UK, US and Middle East; The business has worked with household brands including: International Workplace Group (IWG), Selfridges, Amazon’s Audible and Prime Video, and Nespresso; The transaction follows OakNorth’s initial £34m club loan to Croud in May this year to support […]

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SGS Group completes refinancing of four major shopping centres following £445m club loan from OakNorth

Monday September 23rd, 2024

The four shopping centres are: Lakeside in Essex, Atria in Watford, Victoria Centre in Nottingham, and Braehead in Glasgow; With a catchment population totalling 9.4m the sites are four of the leading shopping centres nationally; Average occupancy rates for the sites have increased to 93%, with tenants consisting of international and national retail brands, including […]

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