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Ares Management has reportedly cut the planned size of a European private-credit continuation vehicle from around €1bn to approximately €400m after prospective investors pushed for deeper discounts on the loans being transferred. The Financial Times reported that the assets came...
#Ares#continuation vehicles#credit secondaries
Almost four in 10 UK exporters reported higher costs in June as concern over international conflict, shipping disruption and energy…
#Ebury#energy prices#exporting costs
Metro Bank increased its commercial lending book by 30% year on year to £4.02bn after providing £1bn of new gross…
#balance-sheet rotation#business finance#commercial lending
UK manufacturers increased production at the fastest rate in almost two years during July, although precautionary inventory building and renewed…
#CIPS#energy costs#export orders
Barclays, HSBC and Santander have been challenged to invest a combined £30m in community lenders that provide finance to small…
#Barclays#CDFIs#community finance
UK insolvency-related activity fell during the second quarter of 2026, but a parallel decline in company formations points to continuing…
#business failures#Cash flow#company formations
Creditinfo Group and Equifax UK have formed a partnership to provide digital fraud-detection capabilities to Creditinfo clients in 10 European…
#account takeover#credit risk#Creditinfo
Lloyds Banking Group has completed three live tokenised deposit transactions under Project Agorá, advancing the banking industry’s effort to test…
#Bank for International Settlements#cross-border payments#foreign exchange
The Bank of England has held Bank Rate at 3.75%, but a widening split among policymakers has increased the risk…
#Bank of England#Bank Rate#Business lending
British clothing producer LS Manufacturing is on course to increase annual turnover from £3m to £4m after using a £400,000…
#Cash flow#export growth#invoice finance
Lloyds Banking Group plans to provide more than £45bn of new finance directly to small and medium-sized businesses between 2027…
#Accelerate 2030#business banking#digital banking
Severe heat and drought across Europe are placing pressure on grain output, creating a potential working-capital squeeze for farmers, food…
#agricultural commodities#barley#commodity finance
UK small-business lender iwoca has secured a new £250m debt facility from an unnamed leading UK bank and Waterfall Asset…
#alternative finance#Business lending#iwoca