What does the new Invoice Finance & Asset Based Lending landscape mean for UK SMEs?

What does the new Invoice Finance & Asset Based Lending landscape mean for UK SMEs?

As the UK landscape for SME and Corporates alike begins to stabilise following the wakeup call and shock of the pandemic; BDO have recently published an extremely interesting and inciteful analysis of the impact and subsequent influence this has had on the Asset Based Lending (ABL) and Invoice Finance (IF) sectors here in the UK; based … Continued

What is Development Finance?

What is property development finance? Development finance is a form of short-term funding that provides an injection of cash to assist with the construction or refurbishment of residential and commercial properties. It’s a fairly broad category that covers term loans, mortgages and mezzanine finance. How does development finance work? Development finance works by the lender … Continued

What’s The Best Business Loan For Me?

Availability of funding for small businesses The number of alternative finance providers has risen significantly in recent decades. Presenting greater choice for businesses who might otherwise struggle to raise finance. Finding the right balance is crucial, borrow too much and the burden of repayments can prove to be unbearable. Borrow too little, and you risk … Continued

How to finance an auction property

How does auction finance work? What kind of property can you use it for? Who can use auction financing and how can you get it? Read on for the answers to all this and more. What is auction property finance? Auction finance is a type of bridging or short-term finance which allows you to buy … Continued

A guide to export finance

This helps businesses across the UK double exports and sell their world-class products around the globe. The need for export finance According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) less than 10% of UK businesses currently export* despite there being an appetite for British products and services in overseas markets. Why is that? When looking … Continued

Unleashing potential – supporting female entrepreneurs

Which is why Fuelling Ambition – a programme to help female entrepreneurs realise the commercial potential of their businesses – was created. As a champion of business growth, Newable understands that with sustainable economic growth so difficult to secure, women realising their full business potential is critical to the UK economy. Our Fuelling Ambition programme … Continued

Newable Ventures Investee Company Cognism Raises $87.5m Round

London-based B2B-focused sales and marketing lead generation platform provider Cognism has raised $87.5m (£64m) in funding. The Series C round was led by new investor Viking Global Investors while other participants included fellow new investor Blue Cloud Ventures and follow-on investors AXA Venture Partners, Swisscom Ventures and Volution. Cognism, founded in 2015, provides tools to … Continued

International Trade Support: looking forward to 2022

It’s become cliché to say the last 12 months were unprecedented, but I think it does need saying. In the past year, UK exporters faced not one, but two economic shocks. The double whammy of the global COVID-19 pandemic combined with the UK’s departure from the European Union hit very hard. Despite this, the most … Continued

Helping UK SMEs to thrive through uncertain times

However, despite these challenges, Newable Capital, along with the broader SME focussed capital market, has been active throughout the pandemic, supporting and investing in exciting SME businesses across the UK. With significant amounts of available capital, access to external debt markets and industry expertise, equity investors are uniquely placed to accelerate the recovery and future … Continued

The Year in Focus; automotive and leasing sectors

In nearly two difficult years for high street retail, vehicle leasing, amongst other high-value transactional sectors, has seen increased activity as business users, as well as consumers, become more confident making larger transactions online. Synergy’s core value of delivering an excellent leasing experience to our clients and keeping them at the heart of the business … Continued