Financial Services
Ashcombe has substantial experience within financial services, having completed a large number of transactions over the last 10 years with an aggregate value in excess of £9bn.
Sub-sectors we specialise in:
Banking and bank restructuring
Traditional specialty finance: credit cards, debt purchasing & credit management, secured/unsecured lending, and other types of commercial and speciality lending
“New” speciality finance: peer-to-peer lending, supply chain finance
Insurance & distribution: insurance broking, mutual insurance and selected non-Lloyds markets
Retail wealth management
Asset management
Transaction History
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Ongoing
Strategic & financial advice to Flagstone
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2023
Advised ContiCap on its sale to BGC Group Inc.
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2023
Advised Maslow Capital on its sale to Arrow Global
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2023
Advised TradeBridge on a new £100m securitization facility
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2023
Advised Snoop on its sale to Vanquis Banking Group
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2023
Advised Tower Street Holdings on a significant capital raise
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2023
Advised Tosca Debt Capital on a strategic investment by KRR
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2022
Advised Multiply AI on a strategic investment by Irish Life
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2022
Advised The Loan Partnership on its sale to Pivotal Growth Limited
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2022
Advised Maslow Capital on the sale of a minority stake
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2022
Advised 365 Business Finance on its Series A funding round
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2021
Advised Allica Bank on its £110m Series B funding round
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2021
Advised Dynamic Credit Group on its sale to BNP Paribas Asset Mgmt.
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2021
Advised Snoop on its Series A funding round
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2021
Advised Trussle on its sale to Better HoldCo Inc.
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2021
Advised TDR on its acquisition of Arrow Global Plc
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2020
Advised Bank and Clients Plc on its restructuring
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2020
Advised Marshmallow Insurance on its $30m Series A funding round
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2020
Advised Lending Works on its sale to Intriva Capital
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2020
Advised Cavendish Asset Management on its sale to Stonehage Fleming
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2020
Advised Bluestone on a £15m structured debt financing from Pollen Street Capital
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2020
Advised Newable on the acquisition of Synergy Car Leasing
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2019
Advised Tungsten on the strategic review of Tungsten Network Finance
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2019
Advised The Car Finance Company on the sale of a loan portfolio
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2019
Advised Smart Pension on a strategic investment from JP Morgan
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2018
Advised Weatherbys Bank on £10m Tier 2 capital issue
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2018
Advised Virgin Group on the sale of Virgin Money to CYBG plc
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2018
Advised Demica on its $25m Series B financing
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2018
Advised Franchise Finance on its sale to Hitachi Capital
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2017
Advised DF Capital on a £40m debt facility from Citi
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2017
Advised Castle Trust on £50m senior facility to Go Car Credit
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2017
Advised IGF on £30m financing from British Business Bank
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2017
Advised Flagstone on its Series A financing
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2017
Advised Non-Standard Finance on its acquisition of George Banco
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2017
Advised Smart Pension on its £15m Series B financing
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2017
Advised Zopa on £32m equity funding round
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2017
Advised Aldridge EDC Speciality Finance on its investment in DDM Holding AG
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2017
Advised Gemini Consultants on sale to Goodholm Finance
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2016
Advised Castle Trust on its acquisition of Omni Capital Retail Finance
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2016
Advised Asset Advantage on senior secured financing from Commerzbank AG
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2016
Advised Exponent Private Equity on its acquisition of ENRA Group
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2016
Advised Flagstone on its seed financing
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2016
Advised Hodge Bank on credit risk mitigation transaction on £440m mortgage portfolio
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2016
Advised Smart Pension on its Series A financing from Legal & General
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2016
Advised Lowell GFKL Group on its acquisition of IS Group Management
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2016
Advised Spring Ventures on its acquisition of IGF Invoice Finance
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2016
Advised Gemini Consultants on sale of mortgage portfolio
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2015
Advised Paragon Group on its acquisition of Five Arrows Leasing Group
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2015
Advised Lowell Group on significant portfolio acquisition
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2015
Advised OTPP on the sale of Lowell Group to GFKL
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2015
Advised Rowan Dartington on its sale to St James's Place
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2015
Advised Non-Standard Finance on its acquisition of S&U's Loansathome4u
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2015
Advised Faccenda Investments on the sale of dlc to Cabot Credit Management
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2015
Provided corporate finance advice to Non-Standard Finance in relation to its IPO
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2014
Advised HgCapital on its acquisition of A-Plan Insurance
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2014
Advised Virgin Money on the sale of Church House Trust to Ocean Capital
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2014
Advised HFO Capital on the sale of £59m consumer loan portfolio
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2014
Advised Capquest on its sale to Arrow Global
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2014
Advised Provident Financial plc on its acquisition of Moneybarn
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2014
Advised OTTP on its acquisition of minority stake in Lowell Group
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2014
Advised Montello Capital on a £50m RCF from OSB
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2014
Advised Spring Finance on its new debt facility
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2013
Advised Montello Capital in relation to £20m structured debt financing
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2013
Advised Virgin Money on its acquisition of £1bn card portfolio from MBNA
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2012
Advised Cabot Square Capital on the merger of Compello and MKDP
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2011
Advised Virgin Group on Virgin Money's acquisition of Northern Rock
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2011
Advised Towerbrook on its acquisition of Capquest
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2011
Advised TDR Capital on its acquisition of Lowell Group
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2010
Advised Virgin Money on its acquisition of IMS
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2010
Advised Virgin Money on its acquisition of 50% stake in VMSA from Absa
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2010
Advised Virgin Money on its investment from WL Ross
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2010
Advised Virgin Money on its acquisition of Church House Trust
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2008
Advised Virgin Money on its credit card partnership agreement with MBNA
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2007
Advised Soho China on its IPO on the HKSE
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2007
Advised Moneybarn on its capital raise from EAM and Rothschild
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2007
Advised Prime Rate on its expansion capital raise from Matrix
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2005
Advised Sparck Hypotheken on its debt and equity financing