Speciality Finance

London, Tuesday 15th September, 2026: OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has joined a three-bank senior lending club loan with HSBC and Investec to provide a financing facility to BetterHome Group. The capital will support the acquisition of Mortgage Support Services Ltd (MSS), the parent company of Stonebridge and a range of mortgage, protection and technology businesses.

OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided a term loan facility to US mid-market investor, Breakwater Management LP, to support its secondary buyout of Jones Knowles Ritchie Limited (JKR) from their existing sponsor, Growth Capital Partners. The facility from OakNorth forms part of a wider club loan arranged with Lloyds Bank and Muzinich.

Founded in 2014, DataVita is one of Scotland’s leading data centre operators, providing secure co-location, cloud, and connectivity services to public and private sector organisations; Strategically located between Glasgow and Edinburgh, the company operates two state-of-the-art data centres renowned for their exceptional quality, sustainability, and security; The £25m loan supports the expansion of DataVita’s flagship […]

Netley Capital is a private investment firm focused on acquiring interests in secondary private equity funds, known as tertiary investing; The firm is the only manager of scale that is fully dedicated to tertiary transactions, with the expertise to provide customised liquidity solutions on accelerated timetables; The bespoke capital call facility from OakNorth will support […]

13 July 2026: Everflow, one of the UK’s fastest growing business utilities providers, has secured multi-million-pound funding in one of the largest deals of the year in the North East. As part of the round, the County Durham-based company will receive £22 million funding from BGF – the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital […]

Ancora Group is a specialist marine infrastructure platform delivering marine construction, flood defence, dredging, hydraulic engineering, and marine plant hire services across the UK; Backed by Sullivan Street Partners, Ancora Group has rapidly established itself as one of the UK’s leading marine engineering businesses, delivering projects across coastal, inland, and offshore environments; The bespoke debt […]