It is a truism that the only constant in business is change. Couple that with the uncertain political and economic environment, and for ambitious businesses the need for predictability and certainty of funding has never been greater, says Stuart Bates, co-founder and commercial director at Praetura Commercial Finance, in an article published in the ‘Growing British Business’ report in The Times.

Stuart outlines how without diluting equity, …

Do you ever look back at what you’ve said in the past and wonder why you said it?

I certainly do. A few years ago, I was quoted in an article saying: “Deal delivery is everything”. You see, it’s the word ‘everything’ that doesn’t really work for me and I’m not sure it did then either.

Let me explain.

On …

In a nutshell, what is Asset Based Lending (ABL)?

Asset Based Lending is being used increasingly by ambitious businesses in the Region as a dynamic source of funding. ABL unlocks working capital across all asset classes with Invoice Discounting at the core, supplemented by loans against Stock, Plant & Machinery and Property. Cash flow loans are also available (subject to EBITDA) to secure even higher …

The latest Invoice Finance and Asset Based Lending data from UK Finance has been published for Q1 2018, highlighting a four percent growth in advances year-on-year to almost £22 billion.

Of particular interest is the significant uptick in wider ABL advances reported, from 11 percent last year.

Stuart Bates, Commercial Director of Praetura Commercial Finance, comments: “As well as having the power …