Why fund your business growth with Shawbrook?
Our business growth finance solutions
The right funding structure will depend on your business, how you plan to grow and what you need the finance to achieve. Explore our growth finance solutions and speak to the team most relevant to your requirements.
Security may be required. Any property or asset used as security may be at risk if you do not repay any debt secured on it. Our business lending products are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Corporate Leverage Finance
For established businesses with strong cash flow. Flexible senior debt funding can provide additional capital to expand operations, invest in new capabilities or pursue other strategic growth opportunities.
Facilities from £3m.
Asset Based Lending
For businesses with significant value tied up in assets such as receivables and inventory. Asset Based Lending can unlock additional liquidity to support working capital, investment and growth.
Facilities from £5m.
Financial Sponsors
For private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. Funding to support investment and growth throughout the ownership lifecycle.
Facilities from £5m.
Speciality and Fund Finance
For specialist lenders and investment funds. Funding structured around lending portfolios or net asset value can increase lending capacity, support portfolio growth and provide additional flexibility.
Facilities from £5m.
Growth funding case studies
See how we've helped businesses put funding in place to invest, expand and create capacity for future growth.
Hope Capital Property Finance strengthens lending capacity with renewed and increased £50m funding facility from Shawbrook
Longstanding funding partnership expanded to support Hope Capital's continued growth and increasing demand for specialist bridging finance.
Lawrence Stephens nearly quadruples revenue in five years as Shawbrook backs the firm's next chapter
One of London's fastest-growing law firms secures a bespoke funding package from Shawbrook to fuel its next phase of growth.
Supporting Shawston Group’s next phase of growth with an £11m funding package
Shawbrook provides a flexible funding package to help Shawston Group refinance existing facilities and pursue its growth ambitions.
Meet our specialists
Depending on your requirements, you may work with specialists from across our business lending teams.
Chris Walton
Head of Corporate LeverageChris Walton heads the Corporate Leverage Finance team, applying extensive expertise to structure and execute debt facilities for established UK businesses.
Oliver Wilson
Head of Asset Based LendingOliver Wilson leads the Asset Based Lending team, with over 20 years’ experience helping businesses fund acquisitions, growth, and refinancing.
James Salmon
Head of Financial SponsorsJames Salmon leads the Financial Sponsors team, bringing more than two decades of experience sourcing, evaluating, and executing private equity-backed transactions.
Warren Mutch
Head of Speciality and Fund FinanceWarren Mutch leads the Speciality and Fund Finance team, with over 20 years’ banking experience supporting non-bank specialist lenders and funds.
Business growth insights
Explore insights from our specialists on funding your next stage of growth.
What is the true cost of scaling from a small to mid-sized business?
Scaling a business comes with significant financial and personal pressure that many founders underestimate. Shawbrook research shows that seven in ten founders underestimated the emotional and financial demands of scaling, while 67% used personal savings or remortgaged to fund growth.
Foundations for success
63% of UK SMEs say growth is tougher than starting up, highlighting the need for strong foundations, especially when seeking funding. Chris Walton shares what lenders value most.
Business Growth Strategies: Organic Growth and Acquisitions
Explore key strategies and challenges for UK businesses pursuing fast growth, including organic expansion and acquisitions, and funding options that can help.
Business growth funding FAQs
What is business growth finance?
Business growth finance is funding used to support a business's expansion and investment plans. It can provide additional capital to scale operations, invest in new capabilities, enter new markets or create capacity for future growth without relying solely on existing cash reserves or equity.
Growth funding is typically used to support organic expansion and investment. If your funding need is more specific, business refinancing can help replace or reshape existing debt, acquisition finance can support the purchase of another business, while working capital finance can provide additional liquidity to support day-to-day operations and cash flow.
How does business growth finance with Shawbrook work?
Our specialists will take the time to understand your business, growth plans and what you want the funding to achieve. We'll then assess the most appropriate solution and structure the funding around your business, its assets and cash flow.
What types of growth can Shawbrook help fund?
Growth funding can support a range of plans, including expanding operations, entering new markets, investing in new capabilities, increasing lending capacity or providing additional working capital as a business scales. The appropriate funding structure will depend on your business, growth plans and how the finance will be used.
Is my business eligible for growth finance with Shawbrook?
We typically work with established UK businesses with a proven track record, as well as private equity-backed businesses, specialist lenders and investment funds.
Eligibility will depend on factors including your business model, financial position, growth plans, funding structure and what you want the finance to achieve.
How much can Shawbrook lend for business growth?
The amount available depends on your business, funding requirements and the type of growth finance. Facilities start from £3m for Corporate Leverage Finance, and £5m for Asset Based Lending, Financial Sponsors, and Speciality and Fund Finance.
Our business
About Shawbrook
Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customers who value the premium experience, flexibility and certainty we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
Sustainability
Our sustainability strategy is designed to create value for our customers, colleagues, communities, suppliers and shareholders, while having a positive impact on society and the wider environment.
Sponsorship Programme
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