Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Spoke – the direct-to-consumer menswear brand – on its £8.5m Series B fundraise led by BGF and supported by existing investors.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Mous – the fast-growing direct-to-consumer tech accessories brand – on an investment from Piper Private Equity.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has advised The Car Finance Company (2007) Limited (“TCFC”) on the sale of a portfolio of auto loans. The buyer was not disclosed.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Puttshack – the tech-enabled mini-golf social entertainment concept – on a £30m equity funding round led by Promethean Investments.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Market Halls – the leading food hall operator – on a significant investment from Bridgepoint Growth.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has helped Smart Pension secure a funding round led by JP Morgan’s strategic investments group and supported by existing investors.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce its “Ones to Watch” for 2019 – a selection of businesses across our core sectors who are driving their industries forwards or pioneering new ones.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Mr & Mrs Smith on its £6m equity funding raised through the Crowdcube platform to help support the company’s growth.

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has advised Demica, a major working capital fintech, on its US$25 million Series B financing round led by the International Finance Corporation and Wyelands Capital.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has raised further growth capital for Flight Club, the technology led Social Darts concept.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Franchise Finance Limited on its sale to Hitachi Capital (UK) plc (“Hitachi”).

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Lovehoney – the world’s leading online retailer of sexual happiness products – on its majority sale to Telemos Capital.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Virgin Group (“Virgin”) on the proposed sale of Virgin Money Holdings (UK) plc (“Virgin Money”) to CYBG in an all-share offer that values Virgin Money at approximately £1.7bn.

The partners are delighted to announce Adrian Hobcroft’s promotion to partner at Ashcombe Advisers.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Castle Trust in relation to a £50m senior debt facility provided to a UK car finance provider. The facility will enable the business to continue to expand lending activity, providing more customers with important access to a vehicle.

Ashcombe are pleased to announce that, having advised Spring Ventures at the time of their investment into Independent Growth Finance (IGF) in 2016, Ashcombe has continued to work with IGF and Spring Ventures in 2017, including on raising a funding line from British Business Investments, the commercial investment arm of the British Business Bank.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Flagstone Investment Management, a leading cash management and deposit aggregation platform in the UK, on its Series A equity financing from a number of private investors.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised Loaf on a significant investment that will allow it to accelerate its strategy, including the rollout of new shacks across the UK and beyond.

Ashcombe is pleased to announce that it has advised on the buyout of Luxury Family Hotels, the family-orientated hotel operator, from Patron Capital. 

Ashcombe Advisers is pleased to announce that it has advised Non-Standard Finance plc ("NSF") on its acquisition of George Banco, a leading guaranteed loans provider.