29-11-2009 - Expansion on all Fronts

Fred Crawley reports that corporate finance and exotic assets are at the top of Norton Folgate’s agenda.

29-10-2009 - £250m Milestone Reached

Last quarter Norton Folgate reached a monumental milestone in brokerage terms, when the business passed the £250,000,000 mark for finance and leasing placed across all its market sectors.

08-10-2009 - Robert Keep Reports in the Media

Robert Keep, founder and Managing Director of Norton Folgate has always had an opinion on all things ‘financial’ and an even more astute eye for the state of the economy. Now Robert is reporting his views through a variety of media titles.

25-09-2009 - Norton Folgate Looks to Take Business to the High Seas

Robert Keep, who bought his brokerage Norton Folgate back from General Capital in March of this year, is one of the few leasing executives openly planning business growth for 2010 – and one branch of this strategy is an entry into the lower end of the marine finance market.

24-05-2009 - The Sunday Press Reports the Worst of the Recession is Behind Us

The Sunday press widely report that many leading economic commentators believe that the worst of the UK and world recession is behind us and that positive signs in the housing sector are beginning, stating that interest rates are expected to remain at the current levels for the foreseeable future.

22-05-2009 - The Liberty of Norton Folgate

The Sun, Britain’s most read newspaper carries a two page feature article on the album ‘The Liberty of Norton Folgate’ released by ‘Madness’.

21-05-2009 - Re-launch Party at the Crypt

Norton Folgate marks its regained independence with a re-launch party at the Crypt at the Bleeding Heart. This re-launch takes place on the same day as the world famous pop group ‘Madness’, launches its album ‘The Liberty of Norton Folgate’, which provides a light hearted musical interpretation of the history of Norton Folgate.

20-03-2009 - Norton Folgate Regains its Independence

Norton Folgate regains its independence in a management buy out led by its former majority share holder and Managing Director, Robert Keep.

17-03-2009 - Finance Broker Norton Folgate Sold Off

Norton Folgate FG plc (NF), the finance broker subsidiary of General Capital, has been sold to a company controlled by its management.

31-03-2007 - Norton Folgate is Acquired by General Capital Plc

Norton Folgate is acquired by General Capital Plc in a transaction carrying an enterprise value of £2.9 Million.

02-03-2007 - Norton Folgate Eventually Acquired by Expanding Lessor

Following extensive share price growth and a rise of £10m gross via placement of approximately 8m new ordinary shares at 130 pence, General Capital Group plc, the asset and venture finance specialist, now has grand plans to capitalise on the vast business potential of the broker market in 2007.

06-09-2006 - Trading Places

The big story on most asset finance banker’s minds is the sale of part of Barclays’ asset finance. Although so far few words have been written about this, partly because the deal excludes the former Iveco business, the business’ trophy finance arm, and also because Barclays has refused to comment on it, the last anyone did hear about it the bank had posted sales memoranda to prospective purchasers and several names had cropped up as interested buyers. That was way back in June, and while most of the City remains tight lipped on the affair, it looks highly likely that the deal remains active.

01-07-2006 - Folgate Content Despite Rejecting Share Offer

Norton Folgate, the small-ticket broker, remains undaunted by having to reject an all-share offer of £3.65m by an unnamed acquirer.

10-10-2003 - Norton Folgate Diversifies in Challenging Times

June 2002 saw Norton Folgate Plc (NF), the small-ticket brokerage, embark upon its first sales-aid joint venture (JV), Wellpoint Financial Services (WFS), providing funding for medical equipment to pharmacies. NF managing director Robert Keep said: “this initiative has proved to be a good learning curve for the company and has provided the opportunity to test our administration systems on that type of product”.

02-10-2003 - LifeStyle

HOT IN A GOOD CAUSE - As charity events go, the head of leasing at Capita Asset Funding Solutions can certainly spot a challenge—a whole 5km of it. That said, Geoff Kontzle did complete the Battersea Park run in 37 minutes and 10 seconds: not bad for a London-based lease broker more used to City wine bars than running in temperatures of 30 degrees. It was not just the heat he had to overcome but the congestion caused by some 11,000 runners. All were there, however, including a number of other Capita entrants, in aid of good causes: the NSPCC and the Princes Trust.

05-07-2000 - Norton Folgate Incorporates as Norton Folgate FG Plc

Norton Folgate incorporates as Norton Folgate FG Plc and invites its staff to become shareholders, an offer that is unanimously accepted.

05-02-1996 - Norton Folgate Commences Trading

Norton Folgate commences trading with two staff and a small office in Hertford.