Ashcombe would like to congratulate its quartet of Niral, Hon, Josh and Paul for completing the Crisis Square Mile Charity Relay, finishing 35th out of 158 teams. A special mention goes to Paul who came in 2nd from a field of over 600 participants.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has raised additional growth capital for Bounce, the ground breaking social entertainment venue operator.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it acted as financial adviser to Lowell GFKL Group on the acquisition of IS Inkasso Services (the trading name of IS Group Management GmbH), the largest third party collections (3PC) business in Austria.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has advised Spring Ventures on the buyout of IGF Invoice Finance, supporting John Onslow, the former CEO of Centric Commercial Finance, to build an SME-focused Asset Based Lender. 

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Gemini Consultants Limited in relation to a secondary sale of a UK mortgage portfolio.

The Ashcombe partners are pleased to report that 2015 has been an excellent year for the firm. We have successfully delivered £1.6bn of transactions, extended our advisory offering and developed several exciting new partnerships.  

Ashcombe has acted as financial adviser to The Learning Clinic – a healthcare technology business – on its recent sale to System C. The acquisition will allow the businesses to combine and develop their technologies to better serve healthcare customers in the UK and abroad. 

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial adviser to The Paragon Group of Companies plc (“Paragon”) on the acquisition of Five Arrows Leasing Group (“FALG”) by its subsidiary, Paragon Bank PLC from Rothschild & Co for a total consideration of £117 million.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (“OTPP”) in connection with the sale of Lowell Group, in which OTPP is a significant minority shareholder, to GFKL, the German receivables management services business, a portfolio company of Permira, the international private equity business.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has advised Rowan Dartington Holdings Limited (“RDHL”) on the sale of the business to St. James’s Place Plc for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has raised growth capital for Bounce – the London-based table tennis themed bar & restaurant – primarily via new facilities arranged with Santander.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Non-Standard Finance plc on its proposed acquisition of S&U plc’s Home Credit Division – trading as Loansathome4u – for £82.5m. 

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive adviser to Faccenda Investments in relation to sale of Hillesden Securities Limited, trading as dlc, to Cabot Credit Management (“CCM”) for an undisclosed sum.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has successfully advised BookingBug - the online scheduling platform - with its Series 'A' fundraise.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as M&A adviser to Hg Capital on its acquisition of a majority shareholding in A-Plan Insurance, an independent insurance broker in the UK.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Virgin Money in relation to the sale of Church House Trust to entities associated with the Ocean Capital Group for £13,000,000.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial adviser to HFO Capital Limited in relation to a secondary sale of a non performing consumer debt portfolio.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as co-adviser, alongside William Blair, to Towerbrook Capital Partners L.P. (“Towerbrook”) on its disposal of Capquest to Arrow Global Group PLC (“Arrow Global”) for £158m. 

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as M&A adviser to Provident Financial plc on its acquisition of Duncton Group Limited, trading under the Moneybarn brand, for £120 million.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (“OTPP”) on its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Lowell Group from TDR Capital (“TDR”) and management.