Speciality Finance

Founded in 1999, Palamon Capital Partners (“Palamon”) is an independent private equity partnership, focused on investing in European mid-cap growth companies; The firm has made 44 investments across 12 countries over the last 25 years, with a focus on four key sectors: financial services, business services, consumer and healthcare Palamon has invested more than €2.5bn […]

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; In 2019, it secured a minority investment from mid-market private equity house, LDC, to further accelerate […]

Splendid Hospitality Group is one of the UK’s fastest growing privately owned hotel groups; Founded over 30 years ago, the Group has designed, built, and operates a portfolio of 24 properties, from independent hotels to major brands including IHG, Marriott, Accor, and Hilton; The club loan will support future capex works, including the extension of […]

Founded in 1994, SES provides power distribution products for the entertainment industry, with customers including Universal Studios, Sky, Warner Bros, and Aggreko; It’s also supported severable notable productions including: Coldplay Music of Spheres tour, Ed Sheeran Mathematics Tour, The last five Bond Movies, Dunkirk, and Mission Impossible, as well as theatrical productions: Mamma Mia, Harry Potter & […]

Emet Financial Services (Emet), Merlin Wealth Planning (Merlin) and Mayfayre Financial Services (Mayfayre) will merge under MRW Group; The Group provides independent financial advice to over 1,500 clients, with over £150 million assets under management; The loan facility will be used to support the Group’s ambitious buy-and-build strategy, including further acquisitions expected this year. OakNorth, the […]

Founded in 2015 by Joe Froud and Jack Pitman, Paloma Capital is a leading entrepreneurial private equity real estate investor; The firm has raised a total of c.£440m of wholly discretionary capital in three value-add funds since 2015, mainly from institutional investors in the UK, Europe and the Middle East; It has raised £120m out […]