Loans provided by UK-based direct lending specialist Prestige Funds’ Nucleus Commercial Finance, have now exceeded GBP1 billion (USD 1.3 billion). Nucleus is an important partner for Prestige, managing several dedicated loan portfolios to UK SMEs. In 2018 Nucleus provided GBP282 million (USD366 million) to SME enterprises, representing a record-breaking year
Prudential Capital Group provided USD12.53 billion of senior debt and junior capital to over 200 middle-market companies and projects globally in 2018. Prudential Capital Group is the private capital arm of PGIM, the USD1 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. “This year marked the continuation of
VCT funding so far in January 2019 totals GBP91.3 million, up 245 per cent compared with the same time last January (GBP26.4 million), according to data released by Wealth Club. Over GBP313 million has been raised so far this tax year. A total of GBP745 million was invested for the
White Oak Global Advisors funded over USD2.5 billion in loans in 2018, providing flexible capital to small and middle market businesses globally. “Over the past decade, White Oak has honed a specialised expertise in developing bespoke lending solutions to small- and mid-sized enterprises that keep our economy running. Our landmark
Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited, a group company of offshore law firm Carey Olsen, was the leading listing agent for The International Stock Exchange (TISE) last year. Carey Olsen Corporate Finance Limited acted as listing agent to 36 per cent of all new issuers of debt securities on TISE in
BGF, the UK and Ireland-focussed investor in growing businesses, invested nearly half a billion pounds into British businesses in 2018, in another record year of growth. With an average of one deal per week, BGF invested GBP288 million into 51 new businesses across the UK and Ireland and provided GBP153
Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a majority-owned affiliate of Nuveen focussed on originating, underwriting and managing middle market senior loan investments, surpassed its previous records for investment activity and capital raising in 2018. During the year, the firm closed and/or committed to USD2.6 billion in new investments, an increase of over
Private equity investment platform Seedrs has announced a record-breaking year with the highest levels of investment on the platform to date. The Woodford-backed platform saw nearly a 60 per cent increase in investment activity from last year, recording GBP195 million invested into pitches on the platform in 2018. 2018 saw
Archangels, an Edinburgh-based business angel investment syndicate, led a record breaking GBP22.4 million of investment in Scottish tech and life sciences businesses in 2018. The highly active syndicate invested GBP10.9 million of its own members’ cash in 10 investment rounds across the year, with co-investment of GBP9.4 million from investment
The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey has broken through the GBP300 billion barrier for the first time, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC). Figures for the third quarter of 2018 (ending 30 September 2018) show that
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