Escher Marwick Secures Investment Grade Rating

This investment grade rating means that institutional investors in Escher Marwick PLC will now receive full benefit from the rating being recognised for capital relief purposes in Europe.

Commenting on the rating, Escher Marwick Director Justin Benjamin said:

"This rating demonstrates our commitment to delivering transparent, high quality financingsolutions, particularly to the SME sector, where we plan to provide funding of up to £200m over the next 12 months."  

Bedford Row Capital Advisers (BRCA) acted as arranger and lead manager for Escher Marwick PLC. Stuart Gordon, Chairman of BRCA commented:

" Bedford RowCapital Advisersare delighted to be working with Escher Marwick in helping them finance numerous transactions.The SME sectorhas manyexcellent companies with goodqualityassets and solid cashflows that have largely been neglected by the banks when it comes tosuitablelong term financing options. At the same time, with the shortage of high quality, high yield investments, we can help to deliver liquid, tradable, investment grade debt securities that benefit from regular pricing under a secure trust structure designed to protect the interests of bondholders." 

Escher Marwick high yield bonds can be traded on a daily basis and are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, The Channel Islands Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

About Escher Marwick PLC

Escher Marwick plc is a specialist funding company that raises capital from public and private sources for the purpose of investing in UK companies. The team has a current pipeline of over £200m worth of funding transactions across property, renewable energy and export finance and provides a secured source of funding for UK SMEs.

About Bedford Row Capital Advisers Ltd

Bedford Row Capital Advisers is a corporate finance and advisory business, with a specific focus on financing businesses & projects via the origination and placement of listed, freely transferrable debt securities

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