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Spin-out doctor – Jonathan Kestenbaum interview

NESTA’s chief executive Jonathan Kestenbaum tells GrowthBusiness why he's delighted by the Budget and explains why the private sector alone is unable to provide adequate support for the UK's most innovative ventures.

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Turn your business around

The turnaround industry is booming as more companies get into financial trouble. But it doesn’t always take an army of advisers to make a business strong again. Nick Britton reports

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Weighing up asset-based lending

The severe drying up of credit has changed the market for business finance beyond recognition. GB reports on the asset-based lenders who are stepping in where banks now fear to tread.

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Beyond traditional finance

Receivables finance and Asset-Based Lending are set to take on a more responsive and robust role in funding this year, writes Steve Websdale, MD of Venture Structured Finance

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Asset-based lending

The severe drying up of credit has changed the market for business finance beyond recognition. Nick Britton reports on the asset-based lenders who are stepping in where banks now fear to tread

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ABL steps out of the shadows

From refinancing existing debt to recovery and turnaround, asset-based lending is an option for businesses looking for safer, more certain lending in uncertain times.

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Back to basics with ABL

As liquidity vanishes and larger deals are put on hold, asset-based lenders are providing crucial turnaround finance for troubled businesses

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Will government SME loans work?

The first small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are starting to reap the benefits of the government' £20 billion loan guarantee scheme, announced last month by Peter Mandelson.

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Back to basics with ABL

As liquidity vanishes and larger deals are put on hold, asset-based lenders are providing crucial turnaround finance for troubled businesses

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Will government SME loans work?

The first small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are starting to reap the benefits of the government' £20 billion loan guarantee scheme, announced last month by Peter Mandelson.

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Is now the time for ABL?

Recession is upon us and the supply of money for small and medium-sized businesses has all but dried up.

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ABL funding lines

The current credit climate has ensured that organisations are increasingly less likely to turn back to senior debt-heavy funding to finance transactions

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Looking for new money

Two years ago it was simple: PE firms backed deals with debt. But with banks closing ranks, potential acquirers are having to find new ways of funding their ambitions. Mark Dunne reports

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Private equity firm to offer senior debt

With even profitable businesses struggling to get a bank loan, asset management firm Octopus has launched a product to plug the gap.