Aldermore

Aldermore Bank plc
Public
Traded as LSE: ALD
Industry Finance
Founded 2009
Headquarters Reading, Berkshire
Key people
Glyn Jones (Chairman)
Phillip Monks (CEO)
Products Financial services
Revenue £300.4 million (2015)[1]
£105.1 million (2015)[1]
£78.3 million (2015)[1]
Website www.aldermore.co.uk

Aldermore Bank is a retail bank which provides financial services to small and medium-sized businesses. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

Aldermore was established by Phillip Monks with backing from private equity company, AnaCap Financial Partners LLP, in 2009.[2]

It raised £62 million of further investment from a consortium of funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Honeywell Capital Management, and the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System in August 2011[3] and it received an additional capital investment from Centerbridge Partners when it issued a £36 million subordinated bond in May 2012.[4]

Aldermore was recognised as a ‘challenger’ bank by the media,[5] and launched a successful initial public offering in March 2015.[2]

Operations

Aldermore provides financial services to small and medium-sized businesses.[6] Its services include retail and business savings and asset and invoice finance, as well as commercial and residential mortgages.[7]

Affiliations

Aldermore is the sponsor of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB),[8] and a member of the Council of Mortgage Lenders.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Annual Results 2015" (PDF). Aldermore. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Aldermore: How the bank formed in the depths of the crisis found success". The Telegraph. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Goldman Sachs takes Aldermore stake". The Telegraph. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Boost for new bank Aldermore as it clinches £36m fundraising". City AM. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Grice, Andrew (12 September 2012). "Cable and Osborne on a Collision Course Over Small-Business Bank". London: The Independent (UK). Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Hurley, James (6 May 2012). "Aldermore - A Dads Army Bank For SMEs". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Our History". Aldermore Bank PLC. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "NACFB - Working with Lenders". NACFB. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Directory of Members and Associates". Council of Mortgage Lenders. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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