Business banking and finance

As the only full-service bank for the UK mid-market, we take a uniquely holistic view of your business and its financial needs. Our goal is to create a long-term partnership that develops and grows alongside your business. You’ll have access to an extensive network of specialists armed with a broad range of customisable solutions, and ready to go the extra mile for you.

Who we work with

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Mid-market businesses

We partner with ambitious, entrepreneurial businesses to provide debt and equity capital, treasury risk, and advisory solutions.

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Corporates

We deploy our energy and expertise to execute transformational deals and realise the possibilities open to listed companies.

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Private Equity Funds

We offer tailored solutions for private equity funds, their management teams and portfolio businesses throughout every stage of their lifecycle.

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Institutions

We collaborate with investment managers, credit funds, insurance companies, pension funds, and other financial institutions to achieve their specific objectives.

Our unique approach

Highly flexible

Every strategy and solution we provide is custom built around your needs. From collateralisation to repayment terms, we tailor each detail to the specifics of your business.

Entrepreneurially minded

Our approach to every transaction is informed by the entrepreneurial spirit in our company DNA. We understand the motivation of a company founder or leader, and we share your drive.

Seamlessly connected

Your relationship manager can connect you with any of the countless specialists in our international network to gain their expertise in banking, lending, or advisory, or their experience and insight into your sector.

Solutions for all types of business

Treasury risk solutions

We help you to manage whichever risks your company faces, across commodities, foreign exchange, rates, inflation, and money markets.

Lending and financing

From growth capital to asset financing and corporate lending, we move quickly to identify a solution for you and tailor it to your precise requirements.

Advisory

We have an impressive track record providing strategic advice across mergers and acquisitions, IPO, private fundraising, and other areas.

Specialist sector financing

We have dedicated teams to manage certain sectors with particularly complex structural and regulatory requirements, including real estate, energy and infrastructure, and aviation.