Tandem Bank Acquires Consumer Lender Oplo

Tandem Bank Acquires Allium Lending Group

August 22, 2020

Financial Services

Tandem Bank has acquired Allium Lending Group as part of a £60 million fundraising, bringing Allium's green consumer lending capability and thousands of environmentally conscious customers into the bank. The deal positions Tandem to become the UK's first green digital retail bank and will be supported by investors including Honeycomb Investment Trust and Pollen Street.

Pivotal Growth Acquires The Loan Partnership Limited

May 23, 2022

Financial Services

Pivotal Growth, the mortgage advisory joint venture backed by LSL Property Services Plc and Pollen Street Capital, has agreed to acquire The Loan Partnership Limited (TLP), a specialist second-charge mortgage and bridging finance broker based in Hemel Hempstead. The deal expands Pivotal Growth’s specialist broking capabilities in the second-charge and bridging finance markets and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

bunq Acquires Capitalflow

December 2, 2021

Financial Services

Dutch challenger bank bunq has acquired Capitalflow, a privately held Irish SME lender, after Dutch central bank approval of a merger tied to a €193 million funding round with Pollen Street Capital that values bunq at €1.6 billion. The capital injection and acquisition are intended to fuel bunq's European expansion and add lending capabilities as the bank rolls out M&A as part of its growth strategy.

Pivotal Growth Acquires Lifetime Finance Group Limited

December 9, 2021

Financial Services

Pivotal Growth, the joint venture between Pollen Street IV and LSL Property Services plc, has agreed terms to acquire Lifetime Finance Group Limited, a Glasgow-based mortgage broker with strengths in new-build, contractor and self-employed mortgages. The deal is the first bolt-on acquisition for the Pivotal Growth platform as it builds a UK-wide mortgage brokerage business; Lifetime's CEO Gordon Hunter will retain a minority investment.

Reseda Group Acquires Tandem Finance App

November 12, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Reseda Group, a credit union service organization owned by MSU Federal Credit Union, has acquired Tandem, an Ann Arbor-based fintech app that helps couples manage shared finances. Tandem's founders will join Reseda Group as vice presidents as the company integrates the app into a broader family banking ecosystem aimed at Gen Z and Millennial couples and expanding into multi-generational household financial tools.

Pivotal Growth Acquires The Buy to Let Broker

July 12, 2022

Financial Services

Pivotal Growth Limited has acquired The Buy to Let Broker Limited, a Southport-based specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker founded in 2013. The acquisition expands Pivotal Growth's specialist buy-to-let capabilities as part of its buy-and-build strategy and brings the founders, Matt Hardman and Matthew Rowne, into the Pivotal group.