Pollen Street Capital, a London-based venture capital company and formerly the private equity business of Royal Bank of Scotland, has made its second acquisition in Ireland after snapping up software firm Vision Blue for an undisclosed sum. The company, which on Wednesday announced a new £400 million (€451 million) fund, previously acquired Capitalflow, a specialist […]
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Pollen Street Capital closes third fund at £400m
Pollen Street Capital, the UK-based financial services specialist investor, has closed its third fund. The firm raised in excess of £400m (€449.2m) for PSC Fund III, surpassing its £350m target. Some 53 per cent of the fund has already been deployed across seven investments including Shawbrook Bank, which the firm took private alongside BC Partners […]
...Capitalflow merges with BBF to beef up its property offering
Non-bank lender Capitalflow has merged with property-focused peer BBF Capital Partners to beef up its real estate division, the Sunday Independent can reveal. The deal will mean Capitalflow can offer term loans and bridging finance to Irish property investors. Capitalflow is now aiming to finance as much as €20m in property investments in Q1 and […]
...Capitalflow merges with property finance company
Finance provider Capitalflow has acquired BBF Capital Partners, the firm said. The merged firms will provide term loan facilities and bridging finance products to Irish property investors, Capitalflow said. Since joining forces in December, Capitalflow has financed the recent acquisition of Oranmore Town Centre in Galway. Before joining Capitalflow, BBF Capital Partners provided over €40m […]
...Capitalflow Named as Top Irish Company to Watch
Ireland’s SMEs aren’t exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to borrowing, with the pillar banks still soaking up the majority of business. Alternative Lenders like Capitalflow want to change that, and the finance firm has quickly swelled in parallel with the resurgent economy – and you can expect that trend to continue in 2018 with more […]
...Fora: A huge UK private equity firm has snapped up a wealthy Irish software company
A MAJOR UK private equity firm is buying Vision Blue Solutions, an extremely profitable, Irish-owned software business. Pollen Street Capital announced this morning that it has reached a deal to acquire the Dublin-based company. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Vision Blue Solutions was founded in Ireland in 2002 and employs 50 people here. […]
...Capitalflow secures €100m for Irish SMEs
The Irish SME sector is to gain access to €100m in fresh capital from non-bank lender Capitalflow. The Dublin-based specialist finance provider has secured the sum via a credit facility from three banks. It did not disclose their identities, describing them as “two major UK banks and a leading US bank”. Capitalflow was set up […]
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