Corporate Banking
United Kingdom

Corporate Banking UK

Through our London office, we provide a comprehensive range of banking services to the corporate market across several niche sectors.

Our team provides a range of banking services and funding solutions. We have significant businesses of scale in Acquisition Finance as well as Syndications and Agency capabilities and we work with several niche sectors across Technology, Media, Consumer, Industrials, Business Services and Hotels.

Based in London, our Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) team is one of the UK market’s most experienced and has a strong relationship focus. The team delivers innovative, adaptable and sector specific financing solutions in the TMT sectors across the UK and mainland Europe. Financing solutions are tailored to meet the needs of each client depending on their strategy and market place, building on the knowledge we have gained from over 15 years’ experience in lending to the TMT sectors.

Our strategic relationship approach means that we both originate and portfolio manage transactions within our team, providing continuity and a proactive banking partner. We are a long term asset holder, with a preference for backing strong management teams and companies with a proven track record, providing debt facilities of typically £10m+. In addition, we also offer a comprehensive suite of cash investment and treasury solutions.

Product offering includes:

• Term loan, bilateral, club and underwriting/syndication capabilities
• Acquisition funding
• Revolving credit facilities
• Growth/Capital expenditure funding

Based in London, Subscription Finance is a new team within Corporate Banking UK dedicated to Non-Bank Financial Institution (NBFI) clients. We provide capital call facilities to closed-ended funds across a range of alternative asset classes, with a primary focus on the UK and Western Europe. Sub-sectors that we cover include:

• Private Equity
• Secondaries / Fund of Funds
• Real Estate
• Infrastructure

Our expertise and experience in the field will ensure Bank of Ireland is well-placed to provide tailored funding solutions for your business. We also look to develop a long term, value-added relationship through our franchise (Leveraged Acquisition Finance, Property Finance and Global Markets).

We would be delighted to work with you and your key banking partner in a collaborative manner to deliver results for your funding needs.

Based in the City of London, the Consumer Industries team is highly experienced and has a strong relationship focus. We aim to deliver simple, flexible funding packages along with tailored specialist products to satisfy the financing and risk needs of your business.

We are willing to work alongside your other key banking partners in a collaborative manner that best suits your business.

We primarily serve UK-based companies earning in the range of £50m – £10bn revenue, across sub-sectors including pubs & restaurants, retail, wholesale, gambling, cinemas, fitness clubs, leisure parks, car dealerships and more. If your business also has presence in ROI and NI, our extensive network in Ireland is well equipped to support you. Our primary product offering includes:

• Term loans Revolving credit facilities
• Acquisition funding
• Treasury solutions
• Facilities can be provided on a bilateral, club or syndicated basis – with underwriting capabilities available

The Industrials team launched at beginning of 2016 and is a new team within Corporate Banking UK to broaden the bank’s sectoral offering. Based in London, the team boasts over 20 years of combined Banking experience and extensive contacts within the sector. The team’s aim is to understand your business to allow us to deliver simple, flexible funding packages along with tailored specialist products to satisfy your financing and risk needs. Industrials covers a wide range of subsectors including:

Aerospace/Defence, Automotive/Transport Equipment, Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals, Construction Services, Electronics/Electrical Equipment, Food & Drink, Industrial Engineering , Oil & Gas, Plastics/Polymers , Power and Utilities sectors

Product offering includes:

• Revolving credit facility
• Term loan
• Liquidity lines
• Acquisition finance
• Underwriting and syndication
• Comprehensive suite of cash investment and treasury solutions
• Asset finance

Based in London, the Business and Support services team is a new team within Corporate Banking UK. It is recognised for delivering innovative, adaptable and sector specific financing solutions in the UK, that fit with a company’s strategy and market place, building on knowledge we have gained from years of experience in lending to this ever evolving sector.

Sector coverage includes:

• Property services
• Facilities management
• Recruitment and executive search
• Business process outsourcing
• Professional services

We have a strong relationship focus, looking to provide contacts and networking opportunities to our clients wherever possible. We are a long term asset holder, looking to work with strong management teams and companies with a proven track record, and become a trusted partner (advisor), providing debt facilities typically of £10m+. We also offer a comprehensive suite of cash investment and treasury solutions.

Based in London, the Hotel team has a strong relationship focus with a goal of working with experienced Sponsors that have a proven track record in the UK hotel sector and a value enhancing agenda.

We have the ability to provide debt facilities typically from £15-50m and our key strengths, of deep industry knowledge and an extensive product offering, ensure a fast decision-making process.

The types of funding we offer include:

• Senior term loan, bilateral, club and underwriting syndication
• Revolving credit facilities for day-to-day needs
• Acquisition funding
• Capital expenditure facilities
• Treasury solutions

Our experience and expertise will ensure that Bank of Ireland is well placed to deliver funding solutions and a valued added relationship for your hotel business.

Following the successes delivered by our London based Corporate Banking UK team, Bank of Ireland has increased its appetite to further support the UK corporate sector and an important part of this is the re-invigoration of its North of England team, based out of Manchester.

Our expanded regional offering is supported by a highly motivated and experienced local team with more than 60 years involvement in the Northern debt markets. The local team is able to readily serve corporates in the Northern Powerhouse geography providing early engagement and prompt decision making . A strategic relationship approach means that we both originate and portfolio manage transactions within Northern England, which provides for ongoing continuity and an informed and proactive banking partner.

Our product offering includes bilateral, club and syndicated debt, working with your existing lenders in a straightforward manner.

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