Case studies
Saffron Housing Trust AHGS funding
Newbridge is delighted to have supported Saffron with accessing funding via the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme (AHGS), representing a new source of fixed rate
CHP Private Placement
CHP completes £150m Private Placement Transaction In September 2024, Newbridge was delighted to support CHP with its first foray into the US Private Placement
Southern Housing: £250 million 5.625% Secured Bonds due 2054
Southern secured bonds The transaction marked Southern Housing’s debut issue in the sterling fixed-income market following the merger between Optivo and Southern Housing Group.
Auxesia Homes
Auxesia homes are a for-profit Registered Provider that provide affordable good-quality homes, prioritising those who serve our country and communities. Regulatory Support In December
Southern Housing
As part of their ongoing and proactive treasury management, we supported Southern Housing to execute £100m of floating to fixed rate swaps to smooth out exposure to the markets at any one point in time.
Transmission Capital Partners
Raising senior debt to fund Transmission Capital Partners’ (“TCP”) £666m acquisition of the transmission system which connects Moray East Offshore Wind Farm to the onshore grid network.
Balfour Beatty (University of Sussex)
Newbridge, as financial advisor, advised Balfour Beatty on their successful bid for the East Slope and the subsequent development of West Slope student accommodation developments at the University of Sussex.
Meridian Water
Newbridge has worked with London Borough of Enfield since 2021 to support the overall development strategy and viability modelling for the Meridian Water scheme, which will deliver up to 10,000 new homes and 6,000 new jobs.
The Guinness Partnership Ltd merger with Shepherds Bush Housing Group
Newbridge worked alongside TGPL from the very early stage merger discussions, providing treasury advisory through to legal completion of the merger.
Fife, Kirkaldy Hospital PFI Refinancing
As financial advisor Newbridge led the refinancing process, structuring the options and competing them to ensure best value was achieved for the PFI refinancing of Victoria Hospital in Kirkaldy, Fife.
Ebury Bridge
Newbridge has worked with Westminster Council since 2019 on the Ebury Bridge estate regeneration project to deliver 750 homes.
PA Housing
In September 2023, Newbridge partnered with communications agency Social to support PA Housing with its 2022/23 ESG Report, which incorporated reporting against the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing.
Insights
Sustainability disclosure regime
By Janani Paramsothy, Associate Director – Social Housing The UK’s proposed new sustainability disclosure regime As a provider of sustainability consultancy services for social
Investing in Grid stability
The major electricity failure suffered by Spain and Portugal in April this year focused attention on the importance of maintaining stability in national electricity
The use of Sustainability-Linked Loans in the social housing sector
Newbridge are delighted to publish the results of our research project into the use of Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) in the social housing sector. This