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OakNorth provides £77m loan to Staycity Group as aparthotel business looks to triple in size by 2029

Wednesday February 12th, 2025

Loan capital will support future growth as Staycity to expand to 18,000 keys by 2029; Increased consumer awareness, the rise of digital nomads, and the curb on Airbnb in some markets continues to drive demand for aparthotels.  DUBLIN, 12 February 2025: OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has completed a £77m loan to Staycity Group, […]

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OakNorth backs joint venture between O’Shea and Galliard, with £22.8m loan to fund holiday lodges at Saltmoore, the new coastal luxury wellness retreat on the North Yorkshire Coast

Monday February 10th, 2025

OakNorth backs joint venture between O’Shea and Galliard, with £22.8m loan to fund holiday lodges at Saltmoore, the new coastal luxury wellness retreat on the North Yorkshire Coast

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Californian-based investment firm, Faes & Co. to expand US real estate bridging finance business, following loan from OakNorth

Wednesday February 5th, 2025

SANTA MONICA, California – Faes & Co., an investment firm led by former LendInvest plc founder Christian Faes, has received a loan from OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, to expand its US real estate bridging finance business. Faes & Co. is an investment firm that actively builds and invests in technology-enabled direct […]

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Commercial property investor and developer, The Harkalm Group, to acquire eight nurseries across the UK, following £2.1m loan from OakNorth

Monday February 3rd, 2025

Led by CEO, Adam Harvey, The Harkalm Group, specialises in the retail, convenience, roadside and education sectors; Completing over 150 transactions in the last five years, the group has successfully invested over £400m to date, including over £30m in the UK’s early years sector; The £2.1m loan from OakNorth will support the acquisition of eight […]

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OakNorth celebrates five-year anniversary of having dedicated lending team in the Midlands

Thursday January 23rd, 2025

To date, OakNorth has completed over £675m of loans to Midlands-based businesses across multiple industry sectors; Some of the businesses it’s supported in the region include: MPS Care Group, Beaufort Wealth Management, Bruntwood SciTech, and Rose & Co Developments; The digital bank continues to grow its Birmingham based team, hiring Ian Fairclough as a Director […]

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OakNorth provides £50m of new funding to leading entrepreneurial private equity real estate investor, Paloma Capital

Monday January 20th, 2025

Founded in 2015 by Joe Froud and Jack Pitman, Paloma Capital is a leading entrepreneurial private equity real estate investor; Paloma has raised over £520m of wholly discretionary capital in three value-add funds since its launch; The £50m of new funding from OakNorth, split across two separate transactions, will be deployed within the firm’s Paloma […]

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