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Alternative Finance for Business

Bank lending in the credit crunch

Despite talk that lending terms are tightening and cash is harder to come by, banks insist that their doors are as open as ever to growing companies. Nick Britton talks to banks, financial advisers and accountants to find out what’s really going on.

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Asset-based lending brings flexibility to dealmakers

Chris Hawes, managing director of Venture Structured Finance, outlines how asset-based lending can complement equity using the example of the institutional buy-out (IBO) of Walkers Mcr.

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All change on the finance front

Asset-backed deals are on the up as businesses adjust to the limitations of the current debt markets, writes Patrizia Rossi.

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Copper-bottomed funding

Rob Gilmore of Landsbanki Commercial Finance turns on the credit tap for a West Midlands pipe fittings maker, writes Patrizia Rossi.

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Cleantech: another bubble?

Sam Richardson, investment director at venture capital firm E-Synergy Ventures, asks whether the clamour for cleantech is genuine or yet another fad.

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£1 billion ABL deal so close

The first £1 billion asset-based financed deal is just a matter of time, writes M&A's Andrew MacLeod.

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Rise of the super angels

Too often, the meagre amounts business angels tend to put into a company simply serve to guarantee failure.

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Post-deal potential

Chris Hawes, Venture Structured Finance MD, reveals the benefits of ABL in the post-deal phase

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Rise of the super angels

Too often, the meagre amounts business angels tend to put into a company simply serve to guarantee failure.

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Post-deal potential

Chris Hawes, Venture Structured Finance MD, reveals the benefits of ABL in the post-deal phase

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Smooth operators

When Edward Symmons (ES) was drafted in to conduct a valuation of organic foodstuffs as part of an asset-based lending (ABL) transaction earlier this year, it was a perfect symbol...

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The importance of exploring all options when funding Business Growth

Growing your business without giving too much away, or being diluted out of sight, is every entrepreneur's dream. And it is eminently achievable.

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Gearing your innovative business through investment

You may have an innovative business, but making it a global player is likely to need some serious cash.

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Industrial Strength Financing

M&A catches up with Jonathan Jenkins, CEO of GE’s Business Finance unit, one of the UK’s biggest asset-based lenders, and keenest business supporter.