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OakNorth continues building its fund finance capabilities with subscription line to leading private equity firm, Palamon Capital Partners

Monday June 17th, 2024

Founded in 1999, Palamon Capital Partners (“Palamon”) is an independent private equity partnership, focused on investing in European mid-cap growth companies; The firm has made 44 investments across 12 countries over the last 25 years, with a focus on four key sectors: financial services, business services, consumer and healthcare Palamon has invested more than €2.5bn […]

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Capilon Hotels Group in partnership with Prima Asset Management, acquires Paddington site to boost presence in London, following a £19.5m co-loan from OakNorth and ASK Partners

Thursday May 30th, 2024

Founded in 2004, Capilon Hotels Group (“Capilon”) is a property development and management business focussing on central London hotels; To date, the group has operated and developed 11 hotels across London, including The Blandford Hotel in Marylebone and The Judd Hotel in Bloomsbury; Prima Asset Management (“Prima”) is a Singapore based private equity real estate […]

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OakNorth provides £25m loan to fast-growing property lending firm, Blue Shield Capital, to fund new real estate bridging loans

Monday May 13th, 2024

Launched in 2020, Blue Shield is a property lending firm formed by a team of highly experienced UK investors and financial professionals; In 2023, international real estate conglomerate, the Wynn Group, became a major shareholder in Blue Shield Capital, enabling it to substantially grow its portfolio; The loan from OakNorth will enable Blue Shield Capital […]

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OakNorth completes £34m club loan to LDC-backed leading digital marketing agency, Croud, to support future acquisitions

Thursday May 2nd, 2024

Launched in 2011, Croud is a global, full-service digital agency with offices in the UK, US and Middle East; The business has worked with household brands including: International Workplace Group (IWG), Selfridges, Amazon’s Audible and Prime Video, and Nespresso; In 2019, it secured a minority investment from mid-market private equity house, LDC, to further accelerate […]

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OakNorth completes £1.3m loan to real estate firm, Caissa Holdings, to support maiden acquisition in Scotland

Wednesday April 24th, 2024

Founded in April 2021, Caissa Holdings, is a private property investment and development group; The £1.3m loan from OakNorth will support the acquisition of a five-storey retail property in central Glasgow, occupied by Waterstones and Flying Tiger; The deal follows OakNorth’s expansion into Scotland with the opening of its new Glasgow office in summer last […]

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Private equity-backed SME housebuilder, honey, to build over 250 additional new homes across Yorkshire following £12.2m of further funding from OakNorth

Tuesday April 2nd, 2024

Founded in October 2022 by former Avant Homes CEO, Mark Mitchell, honey builds homes which combine style, substance and sustainability; The business is backed by private equity firm, Alchemy Partners, whose assets under management total over £2.2b; The £12.2m loan from OakNorth will be used to support two of honey’s new housing schemes in Huddersfield, […]

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