Fiduciam provided a bridging loan to a successful British entrepreneur who has been developing luxury property in Mallorca for over two decades. The bridging loan allowed him to extract equity out of a newly completed project whilst marketing the property to potential purchasers. The loan proceeds allow the British developer to finance three ongoing projects in Mallorca: the construction of a hotel and seven adjoining luxury villas, the construction of several rural cottages and the development of a further four detached houses. Although the developer has access to development finance from Spanish banks, they were unable to offer as favourable terms and as quickly as Fiduciam.
Financing a French Vineyard
Fiduciam provided working capital to a Luxembourg-owned vineyard in France. The vineyard produces a biodynamic wine, which is also available in the UK. The three-year commercial mortgage was structured as a multi-drawdown facility of €3m with an initial drawdown of €750,000. Fiduciam took a charge over the vineyard, but in addition it also took security over 77,422 bottles of wine and 2,631 hectolitres of wine in barrels. The loan was taken out by a Luxembourg company, principally owned by a high net worth individual from the United States. Fiduciam stood out as international lender, dealing with five jurisdictions: the borrower in Luxembourg, the vineyard in France, the guarantor in the US, a pledgor from Australia, and Fiduciam based in the UK.
Helping a popular venue to weather the Coronavirus lockdowns
Hospitality was amongst the most heavily impacted industries by the Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Drenagh Country Estate in Northern Ireland, a specialist wedding and conference venue, faced a year with little income due to the reduced size, postponement and cancellation of many events. Like many businesses, this left it with overheads mounting but no income. Fiduciam granted it a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) commercial mortgage to substantially lower its financing costs during this difficult period. Fiduciam granted approximately £200 million in CBILS loans during the pandemic, making a significant and lasting difference to many UK SMEs. |
Fiduciam accredited for the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS)
As an accredited lender, we are keen to assist SMEs recover from the Covid-19 pandemic with business bridge, refurbishment and development loans between £250,000 and £10 million. Fiduciam can offer facilities to new and existing customers with terms of up to three years.
Fiduciam seals complex bridge loan in Belfast
Over just six weeks, Fiduciam worked with three different law firms across three jurisdictions to provide our client with the funds and time to continue their business, and mitigate the impact of the past year.