Speciality Finance
OakNorth Bank lends £1.75M for management buyout of BTTC Infrastructure, a management consultancy focused on rail infrastructure projects
Launched in December 2016, BTTC Infrastructure operates from offices in Manchester, London and Toronto, catering to the UK and Canadian markets with clients including Network Rail and Metrolinx The capital from OakNorth Bank will support the management buyout of two of the business’ three founding members; Post transaction, the business’ growth will be driven by […]
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OakNorth Bank completes £5.3M loan to Kent-based, AFM Wealth, to support IFA acquisition programme
Founded in February 2020, AFM Wealth is the holding company for independently owned financial advisory firm, Absolute Financial Management; With over 4,500 clients and assets under management (AUM) exceeding £500M, the firm provides expert financial advice for both businesses and individuals; The capital will be used to support AFM Wealth’s acquisition programme, which has seen […]
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OakNorth Bank completes £1.4M loan to Newcastle-based, automotive manufacturing business, Clavis IDS, to support future growth
Clavis has been providing engineering solutions to a wide range of sectors for over 40 years and supplies its products to 45 countries worldwide; Its top-10 customers include leading automobile manufacturers such as Ford, BMW, Ducati, and Volvo; The business completed a management buyout in 2018. The capital from OakNorth Bank will refinance the debt […]
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OakNorth Bank completes £40M loan to Certified B-Corporation, Newcore Capital Management, to support the growth of its social infrastructure fund
Newcore Capital Management is a UK social infrastructure real estate investment manager with £350m of assets under management; The capital from OakNorth Bank will support the growth of Newcore Strategic Situations Fund V, Newcore’s value add social infrastructure fund; Social infrastructure real estate is integral to the functioning of society and supports the quality […]
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Harwood Private Capital supports the management buyout of Suffolk based family-run horticulture business following £20M funding package from OakNorth Bank
Harwood Private Capital focuses on providing flexible funding to UK SMEs and lower mid-market companies; The firm has secured a £20M funding package from OakNorth Bank to support the management buyout of family-run horticulture business, Mr. Fothergill’s Seeds Limited; Founded in 1978 by Jeff Fothergill and Brian Carey, Mr. Fothergill’s Seeds is an independent horticulture […]
Speciality Finance
OakNorth deepens support for SMEs with its first acquisition – and says there will be more
OakNorth has agreed to purchase 100% of Fluidly, subject to regulatory approval; Founded in 2016, Fluidly’s mission is to help small businesses sleep better at night via its cashflow forecasting tool – a product which c.1,300 UK accounting firms subscribe to; This mission is highly synergistic with OakNorth’s mission to empower the ‘Missing Middle’ – […]