September 2021
Jon Sutton lays down his plan to lift ScotPac in SME lending
The former BOQ CEO is coming up to a year at the helm of Affinity-owned ScotPac and says a new partnership with Trade Ledger will help grow a $1bn+ loan book.
- James Eyers
March 2020
Scottish Pacific X-factor: cash bid secures CML Group
It’s payday for invoice and equipment financier CML Group.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
June 2019
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
ASIC's overkill on 'stub equity' in private deals
ASIC's ramped up scrutiny of the use of stub equity in takeover bids has the hallmarks of a solution looking for a problem, King & Wood Mallesons lawyers write.
- Mark McNamara, Lee Horan, Mark Vanderneut and Cathy Chan
April 2019
Big banks miss out on growth as nimble lenders pounce
Lenders who understand small businesses say the big four are leaving plenty of opportunities on the table.
- James Frost