Peritus Corporate Finance report strong finish to 2019

By Bridging Loan Directory 14th January 2020

Peritus Corporate Finance is delighted to announce that December 2019 was their strongest ever finish to the year with facilities of £100m completed.

Completions included the following.

A £6.6m bridging loan on behalf of an international client where the facility was advanced against two plots of land in Scotland. This was the first of two specialist funding packages for this client who intends to enhance planning and deliver initial infrastructure works. The second should complete in Q1 2020.

Refinancing of a Private Rented Sector portfolio for a top London based Housing Association. This facility allowed the borrower to consolidate all of the open-market rental properties into a single entity with over 350 properties included in the borrowing vehicle.

Refinancing of a specialist retail portfolio for a Stock Market Listed PLC. This investment facility was secured against 6 regional retail assets. Peritus was able to secure 5-year debt terms at competitive rates in what is seen as a very challenging sector.

A £1.4m development loan for the construction of 12 units under Permitted Development Rights. The developer intends going back into planning to enhance the scheme which will deliver 23 apartments and increase the GDV from £1.74m to £3.25m.

Darren Baker, CEO of Peritus Corporate Finance said;

“We are hoping after the trials and tribulations of the election as well as the Brexit woes, that 2020 will provide more stability. However, we think the market for debt will remain cautious as the wider impacts of Brexit begin to be felt. Despite the many headwinds in 2019, we have grown the team across our Corporate and Private finance areas. We have launched a new platform with Gerald Eve and we hope to announce two new joint ventures in early 2020. We are also growing our regulated adviser proposition to five appointed representatives and 20 advisers by Q1.”