Belfast-based Structured Asset-Based Lending (ABL) specialist, Upstream ABL, is backing one of Northern Ireland’s leading packaging firms as it heads into an ambitious period of growth. Print Library, which marks its 25th anniversary this year, recently announced the arrival of industry-leading machinery at its headquarters in Newtownards, Co Down, thanks to an [...]
Northern Ireland Structured Asset-Based Lending (ABL) specialist, Upstream ABL, has partnered with ambitious outdoor lifestyle brand Bleubird to support a major uplift in international sales. Founded in a small bedroom in the French Alps in 2016, Bleubird has grown into a leading global outdoor lifestyle brand, with more than 250 retailers globally [...]
For generations, banks have been the default destination for businesses seeking funding. Today, that assumption no longer holds. Across the UK and Ireland, a quiet but profound shift is under way in business finance. More business owners are reassessing where their funding comes from – and discovering that the traditional [...]
Turning assets into opportunities for growth Since launching early last year with a £150 million loan book backed by London’s Pollen Street Capital, Upstream ABL has proven itself to be a major force in delivering Structured Asset Based Lending (ABL) solutions to future-focused businesses across the UK and Ireland. Based [...]
Asset Based Lending specialist Upstream ABL partners with Dublin’s newest rooftop restaurant experience Belfast-based Structured Asset-Based Lending (ABL) specialist, Upstream ABL, has added its financial weight to support Dublin’s newest high-profile restaurant, DÍON, by agreeing to support its success and future ambitions with a multimillion-euro loan facility. Boasting unmatched 360-degree sunrise and [...]
Upstream ABL Partner Lewis McCallan says future-focused local businesses are benefiting from more accessible flexible finance streams. Running a business isn’t easy, with inflationary pressures, skills shortages and economic uncertainty all weighing on motivations to drive growth and increase profit. Meanwhile, more businesses are also becoming increasingly concerned that the [...]
Upstream ABL, Northern Ireland’s leading provider of flexible funding solutions for business, has welcomed the appointment of Gerard Donnelly as Business Analyst in a further expansion of its team. A former Credit and Risk Manager at Northern Ireland agri-technology firm Devenish Nutrition, Gerard has enjoyed a strong career in finance [...]
Belfast-based Asset Based Lending specialist Upstream ABL partners with leading renewable power firm Strategic Power Group to support developments across Ireland Upstream ABL, the Belfast-based Structured Asset Based Lending (ABL) specialist, has partnered with renewable energy project developer Strategic Power Group (“SPG”) to help create some of the largest solar and battery developments [...]
Upstream ABL is supporting a new generation of rugby players by ramping up its backing of CIYMS Rugby Football Club and committing to the 1st XV Senior Squad. The Structured Asset Based Lending specialist is partnering with the East Belfast club to become its main jersey sponsor, integrating its new [...]
Upstream ABL has appointed Joanne Hodgen as Client Auditor, further strengthening the company’s expertise in delivering tailored working capital and structured finance solutions. Joanne joins the team following a long and distinguished career of more than 35 years at Danske Bank, where she served as Financial Control and VAT Manager. [...]