An alternative lender specialising in real estate investment, development and construction in the UK across multiple sectors.

Established to provide professional property investors and developers with a straightforward, streamlined and efficient lending process.
Owned 100% by the founding principals, who provide dedicated capital, Broadwood stands apart with its flexibility and commercially pragmatic approach to risk.
Uniquely, Broadwood combines the speed, agility and swift decision making of a small private company with the high standards, processes and professionalism of large institutions.
Speed of decision making and execution make Broadwood the ideal lending partner on high leverage, complex and development led opportunities.

Our Lending Criteria

Borrowers

Established Professional Borrowers

LTGDV / LTC

75% / 90%

Amounts

£1.0 million to £20 million

Structure

Whole Loan / Stretch Senior

Sectors

Residential / Commercial / Alternatives

Interest

Current Pay, PIK or Combinations

Region

UK: Major Cities / Established Towns

Term

6 to 36 months

Working with you to create value

Established to provide professional property investors and developers with a straightforward, streamlined and efficient lending process.

Dedicated capital, owned 100% by the principals, ensures fast decision making as well as a commercial and practical approach to the characteristics unique to each property.

Highly experienced principals, with deep knowledge across all aspects of property investment and property finance, ensure Borrowers are provided with the certainty of the funding once loans are approved.

Efficient credit processes ensure fast decisions are reached with detailed and informed updates provided to Borrowers.

Streamlined documentation and appointed professional advisors result in straightforward due diligence and execution.

As a lending partner, Broadwood take a collaborative approach post close and through our experience we know that change is possible. Broadwood work with our Borrowers so that they can achieve their goals.

“The team had incredible knowledge and understanding of speculative office development which made the financing very straightforward and we achieved above our target leverage. When COVID hit, Broadwood were supportive when we were required to adjust our business plan.”

Dom Right for Riverside Capital

Track record

We have helped deliver investment over a broad range of acquisition, development and construction projects across the country. Here are some of the most recent.

£12.8mn Care Home, Uxbridge

£2.1mn Care Home site, Bilbrook, Staffordshire

£7.3mn Care Home and Residential Retirement Living, Nynehead

£2.9m Adult Supported Living Apartments, Preston

£2.1mn Office to Residential, London

£6.7mn Speculative Office, Cardiff

£1.9mn Care Home, Bury St Edmunds

£7.5mn Residential, Darlington

£1.8mn Residential, Glasgow

£3.0m Industrial, Birmingham

£2.0m Residential, Grimsby

£2.8m Office, Hoxton, London

£3.5m Residential, Finsbury, London

What People Are Saying

“Broadwood acted quickly and professionally so we could refinance the existing lender who had appointed a Receiver. The team applied a genuinely commercial and pragmatic approach under a very tight timescale and the finance was provided shortly before the property was due to be in auction. Without Broadwood, we would have lost this valuable asset which has now returned to optimal performance.”

DP Sahni for Finsbury Lodging Limited

“We were let down the day before completing the acquisition. Broadwood stepped in and delivered the financing we needed. The team worked tirelessly to deliver under extreme pressure and tight timelines. Their expertise and experience was invaluable and their calm approach assisted with the management of all stakeholders so that the transaction completed. Can not thank you enough.”

Paul O’Rourke for Enabling Homes Limited

“We are very pleased to have concluded this loan with Dan and the team at Broadwood Capital. Their response was rapid and detailed enabling a difficult situation to be resolved, whilst giving us flexibility to move forward on this and other projects.”

Ian Steer for Cracknore Investments Limited

Graham Stanley

Chairman
With a career spanning four decades, Graham is a real estate veteran, with experience across multiple assets classes and regions, and a specialism for development, operational businesses and alternative sectors.
With a background in investment banking and fund management, Graham initially co-founded Moorfield Group in the mid 90’s and built the business into a significant and well-regarded fund manager of overseas capital, raising over £1bn of discretionary capial
In 2020 Graham co-founded CoreLife Investors and has since been focused on building a Life Science platform for an international fund manager. Graham has an extensive investment portfolio of companies inside and outside of the real estate sector.
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Dan Smith

Founder & CEO
Dan has had a career in real estate and real estate finance that spans over 20 years, covering UK and European jurisdictions and a specialism for complex situations.
Following 10 years at Eurohypo, Dan joined CPC Group where he was Chief Investment Officer on the company’s board and had responsibility for investment strategy, overseeing debt, joint-venture equity and direct investment activity.
Dan was CEO of Fortwell Capital Limited, a specialist alternative lender focused on development and structured finance. Dan acquired Fortwell Capital from CPC Group in 2018 and subsequently raised £500m to continue the lender’s activities. Under Dan’s leadership, Fortwell provided c. £1.5bn of debt and was active across multiple asset classes and regions.
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Stuart Grant

Non Exec / Advisor
Stuart is Co-Founder of CoreLife Investors, adviser to Brookfield’s Real Estate Group, CEO of ARC Group and has more than 25 years of real estate experience.
Stuart began his career in Asia-Pacific region as an International Executive with Jardine Matheson before starting his real estate investment career at Blackstone in London and Hong Kong. During his 18 years at Blackstone, he held a variety of leadership positions playing a key role in building Blackstone’s real estate business in the region including overseeing more than US$20 billion of investments in Greater China, India, Singapore, Japan, Korea and Australia.
Stuart returned to the UK in 2018 as Managing Director of Stanhope Plc to help grow one of London’s leading developers. He also holds a number of senior Board positions in the life science and real estate sectors, in addition to multiple charitable organisations.
Alastair Stanley

Lending Director
Alastair has been working in the real estate finance industry for 8 years, covering all aspects of the capital stack, with a specific focus on joint-venture equity investment in the residential and commercial sectors across the UK.
Alastair started his career in this industry alongside Dan at CPC Group, working for both the debt and joint-venture equity platforms.
A key part of the Orlandis Capital team, Alastair was involved in the origination, execution and management of c. £150m of joint-venture equity investment on behalf of the shareholder.
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Robert Kienlen

Finance Director
Rob has over 30 years experience having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1997.
Rob has held senior roles across the property, financial services and manufacturing industries. He has extensive experience of establishing and building Finance functions in the property industry from his time at Trillium, where he worked alongside Dan, and at Chelsfield Partners LLP. Rob was Head of Finance at Cabot Financial, one the UKs leading purchasers of private credit. Rob then joined Amigo Loans as CFO where he lead the growth of the business.
Rob has been responsible for raising over £1bn of finance in recent years having worked through a number of private equity backed acquisitions and disposals in both the financial services and manufacturing industries. Rob’s most recent role was CFO of the Aspen Pumps group, backed by Inflexion Partners.
Steve Brown

Legal & Compliance Director
Steve has been a lawyer for almost 20 years having practised as a barrister before entering private practise as a solicitor specialising in commercial and corporate law and litigation.
Steve has worked as in house counsel for construction and development companies for over a decade, leading on the many facets of the funding and development process required to take a development through planning to occupancy or sale.
Steve has worked in both private lending as well completing complex transactions with institutional funders throughout the UK, including European based pension funds in the build to rent market.
Amy Constantine

Business Manager
Amy was trained and qualified as an RICS chartered surveyor at CB Richard Ellis, before furthering her career in the retail sector at Etam Group Plc and then Arcadia Group, where she specialised in Landlord and Tenant.
Amy retrained and qualified as a BACP Counsellor in 2015. Amy initially worked as a volunteer counsellor for West Kent Mind and Hatfield & Groombridge GP Surgery, before starting her own private practice in 2018. Amy has close to a decade of client work experience and continues to practice in this field today, where she can make a real difference to people with mental health problems.
In recent years Amy has also been instrumental in the development and growth of a fast-moving consumer goods business in the food and beverage sector, where she has been responsible for business development, sales, marketing and social medial.
Morgan-Rose Sullivan

Portfolio Manager
Morgan has 5+ years’ experience in the real estate finance industry, with a specialism in portfolio and operational management.
Morgan started her real estate finance career at Close Brothers, followed by Downing LLP. Whilst at Downing LLP, Morgan was an integral part of the team, during a period of c.£400mn of growth for the company, where she was responsible for loan execution and monitoring across various asset classes.
Having recently qualified as a Certified Practitioner in Specialist Property Finance from The London Institute of Banking & Finance, Morgan’s expertise encompasses overseeing and supporting transactions from cradle to grave, fostering robust relationships with stakeholders and driving operational efficiency internally.