Speciality Finance

Founded in 1972, Lyons Davidson is a large-scale provider of legal services to the end customers of some of the UK’s largest insurance operators; New government reform of personal injury claims comes in to effect at the end of this month which will likely lead to more consolidation in the market; The loan from OakNorth […]

Founded in March 1998 by Richard Cullen, Cullen Wealth provides investments, pensions and tax planning services to both individuals and businesses; With over 3,000 clients and assets under management (AUM) exceeding £1bn, the firm is one of the largest independently-owned financial advisory firms in the UK; Cullen Wealth’s client investments continue to show resilient performance […]

OakNorth Bank has increased its original £30m facility to £50m to Hilltop Credit Partners, the specialist funding partner for small and mid-sized UK residential property developers and housebuilders; The £50m loan-on-loan facility will be used to support Hilltop’s ongoing real estate development lending platform. OakNorth Bank – the UK bank powered by the OakNorth platform […]

Ultimate Finance Group, the specialist asset-based lender, is part of Tavistock Group, the private investment organization founded by Joe Lewis; Ultimate Finance Group has completed over £90m of bridging facilities since its inception in 2016, with a spread of clients across the UK; Since completing its first loan-on-loan facility in 2015 – a liquidity line […]

Key investors include Glendower Capital, Strategic Partners (Blackstone’s Secondaries Division), BMO Global Asset Management (BMO) and Bluegem GP; Founded in 2007 by Marco Capello and Emilio Di Spiezio, Bluegem Capital Partners is a London-based private equity firm focused on staple consumer brands; Since March, OakNorth Bank has approved over £650m in new loans to support a hotel […]

OakNorth Bank has supported FORE Partnership’s buy-out of Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management’s 32% minority interest in the business; The buy-out provides FORE with increased independence and agility to navigate the current uncertain market conditions, and to pursue its signature approach to real estate investment; This transaction is the first fund buy-out OakNorth […]