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General Overview As we finally see Europe starting to ease restrictions and get back to work, with shops and business’s beginning to reopen we must start to evaluate the potential impact on the lending and, in particular, German Bridging Finance. It has been well reported even by the most partisan of media, that Germany has lead Europe in its response to this pandemic. The economic impact appears to be less, at this stage, than other countries, with GDP only falling 2.2% in the first quarter against neighbouring countries with a fall of 4 to 6%. The unemployment rate went from 5 to 5.8 at the end of April, again far less than other major economies, which is naturally a good indicator of the potential impact

A new report by real estate experts Cushman & Wakefield surveyed 50 European banks and found that most of the respondents (95%) will still offer commercial mortgages for borrowers purchasing European commercial property, reported PropertyWeek.com in October 2016. Following the June vote to leave the European Union, some feared that this would result in non-British banks refusing to lend to UK borrowers. The volume of loans was down in the first six months of 2016, but this was true across Europe and was probably not caused by Brexit. The report is optimistic about the future, with four fifths of lenders expecting loan levels to either remain the same or increase during the next few months. A director of Cushman & Wakefield, Edward Daubeney said: “Our

Manchester-Liverpool was ranked ninth in the world’s emerging startup ecosystems and first in the UK, according to a recent report by Startup Genome. The report ranked the top 100 emerging startup ecosystems out of 270 places across the world in 2020. Additionally, as an overall ecosystem, Manchester-Liverpool placed second in the UK. The report looked at a range of factors, including performance, funding, market reach and talent. This North West region ranked particularly well for performance and talent, followed closely by funding. Startups have become a top growth sector of modern economies. By looking at the value of the emerging startup ecosystems across the globe, Manchester-Liverpool is ranked seventh with a value of $9.2bn. Manchester the World-class city This further shows how Manchester is on

Knowing just how to leverage your assets in order to get yourself the stock collateral loan you need without having to give up any shares can be difficult. Sometimes it can seem near impossible. Fortunately, there are many ways to acquire a valuable loan without putting up personal assets as collateral. One of these ways is through the use of stock collateral loans. We utilize this type of lending in order to serve as the middleman that brings you from economic distress to economic freedom. Our expert team draws upon years of industry experience to provide stock collateral loans that allow borrowers to gain access to the money they need without having to lose the assets they want or putting their securities or credit at

The global marketplace is relatively new at dealing with stock loans and stock-secured financing. For a long time, only clients with a high net worth and large international corporation accounts were able to access equity and stock loans – but not anymore. There are more and more people such as company directors and major company shareholders using stock loans to finance other purchases or even just to free up equity from their current stock holding. Here at Platinum Global Bridging Finance, we are working to introduce this product to all our clients as a way to democratize these financial solutions. From stock block purchase to a non-recourse insider stock loan, you are sure to find the solutions you need here. At Platinum Global Bridging Finance,

Securities Lending and securities financing are two sides of the same coin and are basically stock loans. Simply defined, a borrower is someone who is in a resource deficit and is looking to rectify that. A lender has a resource surplus. They are willing to let go of excess resources with the promise of repayment. A borrower borrows from a lender – and a lender lends to a borrower. The resource in question is almost always money. If you’re looking to understand more about the borrowing and lending process, here’s a guide to the basics of loans. Parts of a Loan To better understand borrowing and lending, it helps to break down the anatomy of a loan. That way, you can understand which parts are influenced by whom.