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Direct lending

Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help your company seize opportunities with growth capital, leveraged finance, corporate lending, and asset-based and cash flow lending.

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Our unique approach to financing
Artfully flexible

You will always receive a creative solution that fits your individual circumstances and is designed to reflect your objectives.

Profoundly experienced

Our team has been supporting the mid-market for over 10 years and has assisted in a vast range of transactions.

Committedly collaborative

Collaboration is the key to success, so we aim to build long term relationships and work with you as a trusted partner.

Flexible financing solutions

Growth capital

We help businesses take advantage of value creation opportunities, with bilateral senior debt and unitranches, and subordinated debt and minority equity.

Leveraged finance

We offer services designed around specific challenges, from bilateral senior loans to multi-bank and underwritten unitranche facilities, moving up through the capital structure.

Corporate lending

Depending on your needs and goals, we can provide structured senior secured debt as well as bridging and acquisition finance, tailored to your specific situation.

Growth capital

We help businesses take advantage of value creation opportunities, with bilateral senior debt and unitranches, and subordinated debt and minority equity.

Leveraged finance

We offer services designed around specific challenges, from bilateral senior loans to multi-bank and underwritten unitranche facilities, moving up through the capital structure.

Corporate lending

Depending on your needs and goals, we can provide structured senior secured debt as well as bridging and acquisition finance, tailored to your specific situation.

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Callum Bell, Head of Lending, Direct Lending

Our clients' needs are at the heart of our approach. We differentiate ourselves through speed of execution, creative deal structuring and the flexibility of our financing solutions.

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Our latest transactions

Private equity insights and expertise

We keep earning our stripes

Debtwire Direct Lending awards 2025
Debtwire Direct Lending awards

European Small-Cap Direct Lending Manager of the Year

2025

2023 Fund Financing Lender of the Year award from The Drawdown Awards
The Drawdown Awards

Fund Financing Lender of the Year

2023

Lender of the Year, Private Equity Awards 2023
Private Equity Awards

Lender of the Year - Bank

2023

Private Equity Wire European Awards Best Fund Financing Solution of the year 2022
Private Equity Wire European Awards

Best Fund Financing Solution of the Year

2022

Fund Financing Provider of the Year
The Drawdown Awards

Fund Financing Provider of the Year

2022

Lender of the Year, Private Equity Awards 2022
Private Equity Awards

Lender of the Year

2022

Fund Financing Provider of the year, The Drawdown Awards 2021
Drawdown Awards

Fund Finance Provider of the Year

2021

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