Iwoca lands £200m debt facility from Barclays and Värde Partners

  • Iwoca, a UK-based SME lender, secures £200 million in a new debt facility.
  • Founded in 2011, Iwoca provides embedded lending solutions for small businesses.
  • They have lent over £2.5 billion to more than 120,000 business loans.
  • The fresh facility adds to their existing funding, totaling more than £850 million.
  • Iwoca aims to meet the growing demand for working capital among SMEs as traditional banks reduce access.
  • Iwoca’s CEO, Christoph Rieche, sees this funding as a way to support smaller businesses in the UK and Germany.
  • Värde Partners highlights Iwoca’s unique sourcing and underwriting capabilities for commercial businesses.
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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