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OakNorth provides loan to West Coast Estates to fund commercial acquisitions in Aberdeen and St Andrews

Tuesday September 1st, 2026

The loan from OakNorth supports the acquisition of two commercial assets: Craigtoun Road in St Andrews and a former industrial warehouse in Aberdeen; Craigtoun Road is one of the largest consented commercial development opportunities in St Andrews and is expected to create over 170 permanent and 100 construction jobs; Meanwhile, the Aberdeen site has been […]

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Scotland’s premier provider of data centre and connectivity services, DataVita, expands flagship Glasgow site, following Β£25m loan from OakNorth

Monday August 24th, 2026

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 Β£25m loan supports the expansion of DataVita’s flagship […]

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Abeona to open second nursery site in Northamptonshire, following Β£2.5m loan from OakNorth

Monday August 17th, 2026

The Β£2.5m facility from OakNorth will part-fund the acquisition and full refurbishment of a second freehold nursery site at Shooters Hill, Addington; The new site is approximately five miles from Abeona’s existing setting, and will have capacity for 100 children; The deal supports Abeona’s growth plans at a time of strong structural tailwinds for the […]

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OakNorth provides Β£4.7m loan to strengthen close care facilities at Lavender Fields Care Village

Thursday July 23rd, 2026

The loan is to Spring House Farm Developments Ltd, owned by Chris Mitchell; The funding will support the development of 19 new bungalows designed specifically for people who wish to remain living at home for as long as they are able with close care support provided from the wider care home facility on site; The […]

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OakNorth provides bespoke capital call facility to Netley Capital

Thursday July 16th, 2026

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 […]

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Utilities challenger Everflow secures Β£44m to accelerate growth from the North East

Monday July 13th, 2026

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 Β£22 million funding from BGF – the UK and Ireland’s most active growth capital […]

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