Speciality Finance

Speciality Finance

OakNorth Bank completes debt finance deal with the UK’s leading hydro shop, GroWell, for management buyout and working capital

Thursday May 9th, 2019

Founded in 1994, Growell Hydroponics & Plant Lighting Ltd (GroWell) is the UK’s leading retailers of hydroponic equipment and consumables; Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without the use of soil, providing artificial lights and roots submerged in a nutrient-rich solution, which enables the cultivation of plants not dependent on local climate; In the […]

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OakNorth Bank completes £25m loan-on-loan facility to ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments (LBOW)

Thursday October 18th, 2018

OakNorth has provided a £25m facility to ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Limited (LBOW) – the London Stock Exchange-listed fund specialising in first mortgage property investment loans secured against UK commercial real estate; LBOW has a market capitalisation in excess of £125m. LBOW’s Investment Adviser, ICG-Longbow, is the real estate division of Intermediate […]

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OakNorth Bank completes deal with Baird Capital to support the acquisition of Collingwood Lighting

Friday July 27th, 2018

With Baird’s support, Collingwood Lighting hopes to expand its international footprint and increase its market penetration in Europe; This is one several deals OakNorth has done with private equity firms this year, including with Lonsdale Capital to acquire Simmons Bars, and Literacy Capital to purchase a significant minority stake in Dartmouth Partners.   OakNorth – […]

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