Tagged: crowd bonds

December 7, 2017 @ 4:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Downing Crowd, part of Downing LLP, an FCA authorized and regulated investment manager with over 25 years of experience which launched in March 2016, has announced a new opportunity to lend to Oakman Bedfordshire Holdings Limited, a company that owns a freehold pub restaurant, The White Hart… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing Crowd is reporting that since the March launch of their Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), these savings vehicles make up 30% of Downing Crowd investments. Downing Crowd says it has seen a rapid rise in business from IFISA customers, just one year after HM Treasury passed… Read More

November 24, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowd Bonds, a type of debt-based crowdfunding, are gaining traction in the healthcare investment sector with a particular focus on high quality care homes, according to UK crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd. Downing Crowd itself has launched a new £2.5 million Crowd Bond for two established care… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd has listed a £3.95 million offer for Warren Energy, a Norfolk-based renewable energy plant generating biogas. Julia Groves, Downing’s Head of Crowdfunding, said there is a lack of awareness regarding different types of crowdfunding. Crowd Bonds may be a lower risk… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 9:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hot off the press! UK crowdfunding platform Downing Crowd quickly raised £2.5 million for the redevelopment of a historic pub in Berkshire owned by Oakman Property Ltd. Specific details are not yet available, apart from yesterday’s release. Downing Crowd is part of Downing LLP, an FCA authorized and… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd for Angels announced on Wednesday it launched its first “crowd bonds,”  which are described as specially created secured, high-interest products that are eligible for its new Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). Introduced by the government in April last year, the IFISA allows investors to earn… Read More