Montello Bridging Finance was a British specialist real estate financier based in London, run by parent company Montello Capital Partners, which was also the asset manager for the Montello Income Fund, the Montello Development Finance Fund and the Montello Real Estate Opportunity Fund.
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Christian Faes and Ian Thomas |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Fate | Spun off |
| Successor | LendInvest |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Mortgages |
| Website | www |
The Montello Income Fund was a real estate bridging finance fund that is focused on lending against the residential property market in the United Kingdom (specifically in London).[1][2][3]
It would transform into fintech lender LendInvest in 2013.
History
editThe Montello Development Finance Fund was a specialist development finance lending vehicle, which focusses on lending to residential developers in London.[4]
Montello Bridging Finance funded its transactions through its own suite of funds (the Montello Income Fund and the Montello Development Finance Fund) and bank funding lines.[5] The Montello Income Fund is set up as a UK dual exempt unit trust and limited partnership that was open to individual investors, offshore bonds, and Self-invested personal pension (SIPP) investors.[6] The Fund lended directly to end borrowers in the UK, and took first charge security interest for all of its loans in the name of the Fund.
As a bridge financing specialist, Montello provided short-term funding solutions for borrowers. Examples of where Montello provides bridging finance includes auction purchases, for corporate cash-flow issues, to complete under-market value purchases, or other instances where fast settlements are required.[7]
In 2013, it spun off the business to LendInvest which became a fintech lending company. At that time Montello Capital Management had over a quarter of a billion dollars under management.[8]
References
edit- ^ Dyson, Millie (9 September 2010). "Montello raises £20M for real estate bridging finance". myintroducer.com. Barcadia Media Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Ketchington, John (24 February 2010). "Bridging specialist Montello to launch property loan fund". FT Adviser. The Financial Times Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Montello raises GBP20M for real estate bridging finance transactions". Property Funds World. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Hall, Robyn (8 January 2013). "Montello Launches Development Finance Fund". Mortgage Introducer. Mortgage Introducer. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ Toner, Christine (9 August 2010). "Bridging Barriers". mortgagestrategy. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Montello bridges finance gap". MoneyMarketing. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "London bridging firm saves borrower from foreclosure in final days". Bridging and Commercial Ltd. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Montello Capital Management". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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