Speciality Finance

Speciality Finance

OakNorth completes bespoke funding package to the UK’s leading critical communications provider, Radiocoms, to support a management buyout (MBO)

Wednesday April 22nd, 2026

Founded in 1988, Radiocoms is the UK’s largest independent provider of mission-critical communications systems, serving defence, emergency services and critical infrastructure; The business has delivered strong growth, reaching Β£38.7m turnover and double-digit EBITDA margins, supported by continued investment in engineering and advanced integrated technologies; The funding package will support Total Capital Partners’ investment, enabling CEO, […]

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OakNorth completes Β£6.25m funding package to energy efficiency champion Best.Energy, to support a management buyout (MBO)

Thursday April 16th, 2026

Founded in 2006, Best.Energy, specialises in helping multi-site businesses reduce their building’s energy usage through innovative energy management solutions; Headquartered in Bristol, the company achieves significant energy reductions for businesses across multiple sectors in over 40 countries; The Β£6.25m funding package will support specialist impact investor, Future Business Partnership’s (FBP) investment into the company in […]

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Short-term supportive housing provider, D2 Propco, to expand accommodation portfolio across England & Wales, following Β£28.5m loan from OakNorth

Tuesday April 7th, 2026

Founded by friends Duncan Evans and Simon Dibley in 2017, D2 PropCo is a specialist provider of high-quality temporary accommodation for vulnerable adults and young people across Wales; With a clear mission to provide safer and more appropriate housing for those experiencing homelessness, D2 PropCo now works with 18 local authorities, and manages over 500 […]

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UK private equity firm Pelican Capital invests in EMS, with senior loan from OakNorth

Thursday April 2nd, 2026

Pelican Capital LLP (β€œPelican Capital”) is a leading private equity firm, specialising in investing in technology and tech-enabled services companies to facilitate ownership change and drive growth; Equipment Management Solutions Group Limited (β€œEMS”) is a specialist provider of equipment management and supply chain intelligence services for customers across the UK, Europe and North America. London, […]

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OakNorth participates in club loan to Sun European Partners LLP, to support the acquisition of aviation and aerospace logistics firm, B&H Worldwide

Thursday March 26th, 2026

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has participated in a club loan to support Sun European Partners’ acquisition of B&H Worldwide, a specialist provider of time-critical logistics and warehousing services for the global aviation and aerospace industry.

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OakNorth enters trade finance space with $25m loan-on-loan facility to Trade Finance Partners

Wednesday March 25th, 2026

London, 25 March 2026: OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has completed a $25 million loan-on-loan facility to Trade Finance Partners (TFP), marking its first transaction in the trade finance asset class.

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