Post by Foundry Capital

We've launched. Foundry Capital is live: a specialist lender to the European defence industrial base, with an initial focus on the UK. Foundry sits within Vertis Capital Partners, alongside Vertis's existing lending strategies. The UK and its NATO and European allies are committing more to defence, to make the UK and Europe safer at home and stronger abroad. But a bottleneck stands in the way of those government and MOD ambitions: the finance available to the private sector. Funding lets SMEs and lower mid-market companies win new contracts. It lets their engineering, manufacturing, distribution and innovation flourish. Foundry closes that gap. We provide senior secured and cash flow lending, plus bespoke working capital against inventory, receivables, contractual cash flows and other assets. The defence industrial base reaches far beyond the primes. It spans air, land, sea, space, cyber, electronics, advanced materials, manufacturing, MRO and specialist services. Most of it is SMEs and lower mid-market companies in the supply chain. We back those companies that need finance for MOD or equivalent government contracts, or that supply the police, armed forces and wider security sector. Our team brings deep experience in asset-backed, asset-based and cash flow lending. The Vertis platform lets us move quickly and structure flexibly. To discuss how we can help, contact Neil Jones or Martin Yates Neil Jones · [email protected] Martin Yates · [email protected]