Chilham Castle, Kent

A £9.1m bridging loan was secured against a 300-acre estate featuring a 12th-century Jacobean house and a medieval castle dating to 1174, completing in just four weeks. The 18-month facility supported a high-net-worth family’s acquisition as they explore alternative uses for one of the country’s oldest dwellings. The agreed exit strategy is through refinancing.

Life Science Park, Sunbury

Cohort Capital provided an £11m asset-backed loan to support the expansion of a Life Science Park in Sunbury-on-Thames, southwest London. The park comprises two Grade II-listed former water pumping stations from the 1890s, redeveloped for life science occupiers. The funding will drive further growth of the park and its owners’ portfolio companies in a constrained lending market.

NoMad Hotel, Covent Garden

Cohort Capital provided a £73m loan to refinance the 91-bedroom NoMad London in London’s Covent Garden. The Grade II-listed former Bow Street Magistrates’ Court was transformed into a 170,000 sq ft hotel, restaurant, museum and bar, opening in 2021. The facility refinanced maturing bank debt, with the hotel continuing to be operated by Sydell Group.