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Borro lands major funding from Octopus

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  • 14/06/2011
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Borro lands major funding from Octopus
Short-term asset lender borro has secured a ‘significant’ lending facility through investment firm Octopus Investments.

Octopus offers a range of funding solutions, from equity and mezzanine to senior debt. The partnership with Octopus follows borro’s recent equity injection from Augmentum Capital.

Paul Aitken, chief executive of borro, said “Our new facility with Octopus will now enable us to scale up our operation to meet the demand for our unique proposition. This is an exciting time for borro and demonstrates more than ever our commitment to establish a new form of asset lending in the UK.”

Hugh Costello, investment manager at Octopus, said: “We were impressed by borro’s business model and its rigorous processes that have been intelligently devised and are diligently executed. borro provides an innovative financing solution for customers who are asset rich and in need of short term finance.”

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