Scottish Pacific acquires Bibby

SCOTTISH Pacific Business Finance acquired the Australian and New Zealand business of Bibby Financial Services – one of the world’s first cashflow finance businesses – in February, in a move that aims to compete against the major banks.

Scottish Pacific CEO, Peter Langham said small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups looking to fund business growth now have improved alternatives outside the ‘Big Four’ banks and broader banking sector. 

“With the acquisition, Scottish Pacific clients will be able to access a broader range of funding and business solutions, all without having to mortgage the family home,” Mr Langham said.
“Business owners make it clear to us, via our SME Growth Index, that far too many SMEs still don’t know about funding options beyond the banks, and when the banks won’t fund them they look to their family and friends or the credit card to maintain and grow their business.
“Scottish Pacific’s offering as a working capital lender for SMEs was already strong and is now even more a comprehensive funding alternative for small businesses looking to grow, whether domestically or overseas,” Mr Langham said.
Scottish Pacific is the only non-bank lender approved by the Federal Government’s EFIC agency to help fund SME exporters, Mr Langham said. It has a strong trade finance division as well as a ‘selective invoicing finance offering.
Mr Langham said in recent years, Bibby’s expansion beyond debtor finance has been into credit insurance, asset finance, a collections business as well as progress claim finance.
“Our expanded team looks forward to working with the SME sector to support their growth.”

Established in 1988, Scottish Pacific has operations centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Auckland, London and China.

www.scottishpacific.com

 

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