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Considerations when raising debt finance to support a search fund buyout

  Considerations when raising debt finance to support a search fund buyout   Introduction and Purpose In this article, I share some of my observations and experiences of the search… Read more

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Loan rates for small businesses now seven times what they were during pandemic

Loan rates for small businesses now seven times what they were during pandemic Average SME loan rate tops 7% as banks’ margins on SME lending return to pre-covid levels alongside… Read more

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Bank loans to UK SMEs fell by £14bn last year – banking sector turmoil may further reduce lending

Our analysis of Bank of England data shows that the value of bank loans to UK SMEs decreased by £14bn in the last year, falling from £209bn to £195bn. This… Read more

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Interest rate swaps jump 93% as businesses scramble to protect themselves from interest rate rises

Analysis of Bank of England data by Altenburg shows that the value of interest rate swaps held by banks has increased by 93% in just the last nine months, reaching… Read more