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Broadening SME UK finance markets requires more focused navigation

UK SMEs seeking finance must navigate a broader credit market.

Energy security is pushing UK businesses to reduce grid dependence

Energy is now a margin, investment and business continuity risk.

International investors look past near-term uncertainty to long-term UK real estate diversification

International investors still view UK's real estate as a defensive, long-term diversification play.

Small charity distress rises beneath fragile sector stabilisation

Many smaller UK charities are still operating in survival mode, and some are plainly on borrowed time.

Nick Neophytou and Richard Watson explore how developers can make schemes stack up in challenging times

Writing for Estates Gazette, Nick Neophytou, Managing Director of Mantra (part of BTG), and Richard Watson, London and South East Auctions Director at BTG Eddisons, discussed how real estate developers may need to address challenges in the market make their schemes stack up.

Mantra Group, part of BTG, structures finance deal for next chapter of growth at Lawrence Stephens

Mantra Group, part of BTG, has structured bespoke finance from Shawbrook for Lawrence Stephens, a full-service London law firm, to refinance its existing facilities and give the firm the financial headroom to build on its growth.

Mantra Group, part of BTG, introduces £24.4m Senior Loan from Topland Vintage for Prime Belgravia Residence

Mantra Group, part of BTG, has introduced a £24.4m senior loan facility from Sol Zakay's Topland Vintage at one of Belgravia's most prestigious addresses for a UAE-based ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) family. The bespoke facility, which is secured against a freehold 16,300 sq. ft residence, enables a UAE-based client to refinance an existing loan from a private bank.

BTG secures sale of broadcast equipment firm supplying the World Cup in accelerated acquisition

BTG has advised on the accelerated acquisition of ES Broadcast Hire Limited by Rcapital Partners LLP as part of a wider restructuring process of its parent company ES Media Group. The BTG team, led by Felix Connolly, partner in Financial Advisory and M&A at the group, completed the deal for the sale of ES Broadcast Hire to Rcapital on 6 July 2026, after Watford-based ES Media Group approached BTG for advice on its options following cashflow and HMRC pressure.