British Business Investments

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We're pleased to announce a £15m uplift to our existing facility with Southampton-based specialist asset finance company Liberty Leasing Ltd. The transaction, which increases the £15m facility to a total £30m, will improve access to finance for smaller businesses in the construction, engineering, transport, agriculture, and printing sectors. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eckgZf

We're pleased to be joining forces with Deeptech Labs to deploy £10 million to support the early stage deep tech ecosystem in the UK. This collaboration will fuel strategic investment into the most promising UK deep tech startups, with a focus on commercialising breakthrough science for economic growth and social impact. Read more: https://bit.ly/4c3xWE1

We're pleased to announce a commitment of up to €60m to Adams Street Partners’ first European Venture Fund. The commitment, which is made through the Managed Funds programme, will back innovative businesses across the UK and Europe. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y9QCPb

We've made a further commitment to Claret Capital Partners, with a new co-investment fund. The fund will invest in high-growth technology companies across the UK with capital to innovate and drive growth. Read more: https://bit.ly/3SaXRSW

We have now entered the Pre-election Period of Sensitivity (PoS).    This will last until the General Election concludes. During this time our channels will be quieter than usual.

Our Director, Richard Coldwell, spoke to Alternative Credit Investor about the ways we've addressed the funding gap for smaller businesses over the last 10 years.

🤝 We've increased our commitment to Beechbrook Capital with a new £20 million separately managed account (SMA). The SMA will co-invest alongside Beechbrook’s existing, and future, UK-focused funds. The funds support small and medium-sized businesses with turnover of between £10m and £100m, and an EBITDA of £1m and above. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Ux7USN

We’ve made a £50m commitment with DunPort Capital Management, to create a co-investment vehicle, Alder Corporate Credit DAC. The investment vehicle will provide smaller businesses with a turnover of less than £100m with flexible debt capital solutions, that are wholly or predominantly based, headquartered, or operating in the UK. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3UH0q0T

We've provided a £15m facility to Catfoss Finance Limited to offer funding support to smaller businesses looking to acquire business-critical assets to accelerate their growth. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3W8Eg8L