Umbra Capital Partners LLP

06/10/2020

We take a look at the history of Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance over on umbracapital.com

Umbra as a tech enabled, modern merchant bank is leveraging a unique business model and network to provide access to this exciting and attractive asset class. Please click on the link below to find out more.

The origins of trade finance date back thousands of years to Mesopotamia. The oldest examples of trade finance, such as forms of bills of exchange, were discovered on Babylonian clay tablets dated around 3000 BC. But it wasn’t until the Roman era that trade finance was used extensively for the imp...

06/10/2020

We are delighted to announce that Umbra Capital Partners acted as sole financial adviser to Stanley Capital on their acquisition of Noden Pharma from US-listed PDL BioPharma. In addition to providing strategic financial and debt advisory, we co-invested in the equity alongside Stanley Capital and will be a minority shareholder in the business going forward. This transaction once again validates our modern merchant banking approach — to have skin in the game and be a long-term partner of choice.

06/05/2020

In these uncertain times it is more important than ever to have a partner which is aligned and gives you unbiased advice. The team at Umbra have been working with to help them get access to and explore the relevant government schemes, helping with their portfolio companies and working with and to identify off market investing opportunities given the current volatility. Get in touch if you think we can help!

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08/04/2020

Umbra's portfolio company Hastee has removed all fees for businesses.

Hastee's decision to waive fees for frontline workers, as well as supporting all companies during this global pandemic, illustrates the firm's ethical and responsible stance towards business, which is one of the many factors that attracted us to invest in Hastee and to offer our continuing support.

Umbra Capital Partners’ portfolio company Hastee is enabling over 100,000 workers, including the NHS, care home and manufacturing sectors, across 400 businesses, to access their wages ahead of pay day, free of charge. Hastee has decided to make its services available for free for a six-month perio...

17/12/2019

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website.

Umbra Capital Partners is a modern merchant bank. We advise, improve and invest in UK-based SMEs, recently leading a £208m funding for Hastee.

Visit https://umbracapital.com to find out more.

Umbra Capital Partners is a modern merchant bank. We advise, improve and invest in UK-based SMEs, recently securing a £208m funding for Hastee. Visit https:/...

07/12/2019

Umbra Capital Partners LLP leads a £208m funding for Hastee.

As a modern merchant bank, we are delighted to arrange and invest in one of the largest fundraisings in the data-driven financing space to date, bringing together technology and socially responsible capital.

Funding led by Umbra Capital will increase the scale of Hastee’s earnings on demand solution to improve the lives of millions more workers and the productivity of their employers. Hastee has secured £208 million of investment to fund the development and growth of its financial wellbeing solution ...