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OakNorth backs joint venture between Valpre Capital and CKC Properties, with £16.1m loan to fund the acquisition of a major new student accommodation site in Elephant and Castle

Monday April 7th, 2025

Founded in 2018, Valpre Capital is a London-based investment firm focused on sourcing, structuring and seeding select real estate and private equity investments; CKC Properties is a privately owned developer built on a foundation of specialist skills and experience within the construction and real estate industry; The £16.1m loan from OakNorth will be used to […]

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Innervation Capital-backed, ICPEducare, secures growth capital from OakNorth to pursue “buy and build” of Early Years schools

Friday April 4th, 2025

OakNorth  – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided growth capital to Innervation Capital Partners, the sector-focused, theme-driven investor to support the “buy and build” strategy of its newly-launched Early Years provider, ICPEducare.

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OakNorth supports PPR Estates with £6.5m of facilities for two strategic acquisitions in South East England

Thursday March 27th, 2025

OakNorth has provided £6.5m of facilities to PPR Estates to support two strategic property transactions in Kingston upon Thames and Dorchester.

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OakNorth provides $28m note-on-note facility to Oak Funding to support the acquisition of a Class A commercial office building in Secaucus, New Jersey

Wednesday March 19th, 2025

Co-founded in 2022 by Jeremy Levart and Mark Meisner, Oak Funding is a New Jersey-based real estate lending platform; The $28m note-on-note loan from OakNorth will be used to support the acquisition of an 11-story, 466k sq. ft Class A commercial office building in Secaucus; New Jersey’s commercial office sector is set for further growth […]

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OakNorth deepens support for US lower mid-market businesses with acquisition of Michigan-based, Community Unity Bank

Monday March 17th, 2025

Since it began operating in the US in July 2023, OakNorth has lent over $700m to the lower mid-market Monday 17th March, 2025: OakNorth, the leading commercial digital bank for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, today announces that it has agreed to purchase Community Unity Bank (CUB), the home-grown, FDIC-insured community bank based in Birmingham, Michigan, in […]

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OakNorth pre-tax profits surge to £215m ($272m) as it surpasses £12.5bn ($15.7bn) in lending and continues its US expansion

Thursday March 6th, 2025

OakNorth surpassed £2.1bn ($2.6bn) in gross lending in 2024, fuelled by significant demand for its offering in the US, where it has lent $700m

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