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LDF Group rebrands as White Oak UK

LDF Group (LDF), a UK-based alternative provider of SME finance, has rebranded as White Oak UK following its acquisition by White Oak Global Advisors on 30 June 2018.

White Oak UK is excited to use the rebrand as an opportunity to reinforce its vision of significantly developing lending levels to UK smaller businesses, who still struggle when trying to access finance for their businesses.
 
This, coupled with a new focus on expanding operations to provide fast and convenient business finance to larger, middle-market companies across the UK draws on the wider group’s experience in mid-market solutions, providing White Oak UK with the means to introduce a number of new objectives into its overall offering.
 
Peter Alderson, Managing Director of White Oak UK, says: “There’s still a real gap in the availability of lending to SMEs across the UK and this can be a huge barrier for many business owners. We are confident that through the increased levels of funding and the enhanced suite of financial products available to us through the wider group, we will be in an even stronger position to drive a positive change for small and mid-sized businesses who are looking for simple access to finance and an improved speed of service.”
 
Growth is very much on the agenda for White Oak UK. Over the past four years the firm, whose main office is based outside Chester, provided over GBP1 billion in funding to UK entrepreneurs and business owners, lending a total of GBP511 million in 2017 – a 32 per cent rise on the previous year. Now, as part of the White Oak family, this growth trajectory is set to continue at a time when UK SMEs require greater access to working capital.
 
Andre Hakkak, White Oak CEO, says: “As we look to grow our international presence, we are excited to achieve further success and scale in the UK through new working capital products.  We are confident that White Oak UK will continue to expand and having recently broken the GBP1 billion mark in own book lending, I believe that the business is on track to meet its ambitious goal of increasing its support of UK business finance with the help of the group’s additional backing.”
 
The rebrand, which came into effect on 16 July, has no impact on existing agreements. White Oak UK will continue to provide customers both existing and new, with the same high level of service that has become synonymous with the business.

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