Insights & News

Shawbrook has marked a significant achievement, with its Corporate Lending business now providing over £1 billion in specialist funding for mid-market SMEs in the UK.

Shawbrook has announced a significant milestone, having now funded over £50 million in asset finance through its digital decisioning service for flow business. Brokers using the portal can obtain an agreement in principle (AIP) for deals under £250k in less than 24 hours.

Private Equity House, Mobeus Equity Partners previously supported language specialist, The Translation People with a management buy-out and in turn Shawbrook has provided an eight-figure funding solution to meet their ambitious buy and build strategy.

A little-known but growing trend has taken hold in the UK that delivers a way of connecting highly-driven, entrepreneurially minded individuals with smaller SMEs exploring their succession plans. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition enables entrepreneurially minded individuals to acquire an established business where the owner is thinking about moving on and may not want to consider selling to trade or private equity due to a desire to protect and reward the teams who helped them on the journey.

We surveyed over 500 senior SME leaders to gain insights into the challenges they are facing, and the priorities that they have for their business over the next 12 months. Click below to view the research findings, and explore our range of funding solutions to support your funding needs.

We teamed up with Business Desk in the North West to discuss the opportunities and challenges SMEs are facing and what they can do to bolster business resilience at this time. Our very own Daniel Martin joined the discussion highlighting the importance of financial discipline and foresight when preparing for key transactions.

Secure Retail, the specialist provider of payments hardware and services for the retail, hospitality, transport, and unattended sectors has signalled further growth plans, with funding secured from Shawbrook.

BEW, a leading independent electrical wholesaler has secured new funding from Shawbrook as the company gears up for a new chapter of growth under different ownership, following Management Buy-out.

Shawbrook’s Speciality Finance team has reached a fantastic milestone, surpassing £1billion in live facilities for specialist non-bank lenders in the consumer lending, SME loan specialist, and property finance sectors.

Bridge Farm Group, a leading horticulture and bioscience company specialising in supplying ornamental plants, cut flowers, and plant-derived molecules has secured £30 million of debt finance from its funding partner, Shawbrook.

Commhoist Limited, a Warrington based specialist provider of telecommunications infrastructure, utilities lifting, and mobile logistics has received funding from Shawbrook to further expand its UK operations.

Following its acquisition of Pal International in 2022, the Enact Fund has secured a refinance package from Shawbrook to support the business.