Claire Pearce, Director of Planning and Economic Development, has contributed to Heart of the South West‘s LEP’s mini blog series for International Women & Girls in Science Day.

Salamanca Groups’ Director of Planning & Economic Development: Claire Pearce chaired the Regeneration and Investment Showcase session at the Western Gateway Development Conference.

Salamanca Group congratulates Wildfox Resorts following the news that their first resort in the Afan Valley was granted consent for both the Reserved Matters and discharge of conditions applications.

Salamanca Group are delighted that the Group’s principal investment, Gravity, is included in its portfolio of investment zones in the recently published Growth Plan 2022.

Salamanca Group looks forward to collaborating with and supporting Larks Leaf Asset Management, a new asset management platform aiming to be a leading manager of digital assets. 

Salamanca Group Chairman, Martin Bellamy shared his thoughts on Bounce Forwards’ progress to date and potential for growth with their Ambassador for Corporate Sponsorship,  Voula Tsoflias.

Wildfox Resorts Afan Valley delivery team led by Salamanca Group have been given formal planning permission by Neath Port Talbot Council.

Salamanca Group is proud to announce the completion of its 2020 Grand Challenge, a team-building endurance race to keep everyone engaged and distracted during lockdown.

Salamanca Group Chairman, Martin Bellamy was interviewed on BBC 5 Live’s Wake up to Money programme. He discussed the health of the global economy and Gravity, the group’s principal investment.

Salamanca Group launches it’s 2020 Grand Challenge, cyclists take on runners in a virtual race around the world in support of Bounce Forward, the UK based education charity.

Salamanca Group is proud to announce that Group Director, Lord Triesman will be taking part in a unique panel discussion on; Achieving personal growth in the aftermath of COVID-19

Salamanca Group Chairman, Martin Bellamy was interviewed by Ian King on Sky News, the interview centered on the issues around SMEs and the Bounce Back Loans.

The UK’s economy is heavily dependent on small-medium enterprises (SMEs). According to the Federation of Small Businesses, at the start of 2019, there were 5.9 million SMEs in Britain, which by generating £2.2 trillion accounted for half of all turnover in the UK.

The UK, currently in the grip of Covid-19, is experiencing a massive strain upon our health service. The NHS needs more ventilators to cope with the expected caseload. To help the government supply the NHS with this equipment, the private sector must play its part where it can in lending a helping hand.

Britain’s economy is underpinned by small-medium enterprises (SMEs). With over 5.9 million SMEs in the UK in 2019, these businesses make up 99% of all our businesses. But the government’s emergency coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) is proving to be inaccessible for the majority of SMEs, who are in desperate need of cash injections to stay afloat during this crisis. In response, Salamanca Group has set up an advisory process to smooth this process for SMEs and help Britain’s economy weather the storm.

Listen to Salamanca Group’s Chairman on Radio 4 Today, discussing why CBILS are an excellent idea but need refinement to help the UK’s SME’s

The Covid-19 crisis is strangling many company’s cash flows. In desperate need of support, the government took the correct step to launch the emergency coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS). But the scheme is currently not optimised to enable banks to feel comfortable lending to enough businesses. Salamanca Group has set up an advisory process to smooth this process and help Britain’s economy weather the storm.

We are proud to be supporting Bounce Forward, a charity that delivers training, skills and resources to build student’s capacity to be resilient and thrive when faced with adversity, like now during COVID 19 restrictions.

Salamanca Group CEO and Gravity Chairman, Martin Bellamy shared his vision for how the UK economy can emerge from this crisis stronger in City AM.

Our Chairman, Martin Bellamy, spoke with Alex Forsyth about the need for greater regional investment from Government, enabling the South West’s infrastructure and mobility offering to develop in line with the rest of the UK.

Salamanca Group CEO and Gravity Chairman, Martin Bellamy discussed the importance of investors considering the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions.

The ceremony for the construction of a new link road to enable the delivery of the 635-acre Enterprise Zone, newly named Gravity, is a key milestone in unlocking its future. Gravity aims to be the UK’s leading innovation campus underpinned by Clean Growth.

Announced at the Sedgemoor Business Conference, Salamanca Group will deliver an immersive, intelligent and sustainable innovation campus focused on clean growth.

Lord David Triesman, the British politician, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Somerset Chamber of Commerce AGM, it has been announced. As Executive Director of Salamanca Group, which is developing a major new enterprise zone in Somerset, he is keen to engage with businesses across the region.

With low-carbon, on-site energy production at its core, the 635-acre brownfield site will be developed into SW England’s leading commercial and business centre

Salamanca Group advised on the acquisition of 35 King Street in the City of London for South African private clients for £19.35m, which completed today.

After seven years Salamanca Group has transferred ownership of Marina Port Vell. The Group reached its vision of transforming the marina into a preeminent superyacht destination in the Mediterranean – it achieved an 85% increase in yachts over 80metres in 2016. 

LONDON, 19^th July, Salamanca Group, the London based Merchant Bank, has recently completed a series A funding round for Proplend, the online marketplace for secured commercial mortgages.

OneOcean Port Vell, the Mediterranean’s leading superyacht marina, delighted guests during its début as host of the MYBA Charter Show last month. This event drew over 1600 attendees and 56 yachts that participated, adding up to a total 2437.9 linear metres and 29,000 gross tonnes of yachts berthed at the marina – it was an unmissable event to start the Mediterranean charter season.

OneOcean Port Vell is delighted to announce the sale of a 160m superyacht berth on the marina’s Spanish Quay, which offers 440m of fixed dock capable of berthing the largest yachts in the world.

Following a 100 million euro transformation, the Marina has completed a second fully operational year and continues to build its reputation as a preeminent superyacht destination. Highlights include…

The UK has a long-term housing problem which every government has promised and subsequently failed to address. About 5m people need a home and many more live in overcrowded and sub-standard housing. Each year we build a few tens of thousands of homes with two inevitable results. Salamanca Group applied itself through a new business, Funding Affordable Homes (FAH), to break the log-jam.

Barcelona-based Superyacht marina designed by SCOB Architecture & Landscape awarded Best Marina & Port.

Big Society Capital, the leading social investment firm, has invested £15 million into Funding Affordable Homes

Funding Affordable Homes (FAH), the affordable housing company that enables private investment into a socially responsible, investment grade sector announces £15 million investment by the social investment firm, Big Society Capital.

OneOcean Port Vell in Barcelona has won in the category of ‘Global Project’ in the 17th edition of the FX Interior Design Awards, which are the prestigious awards granted by the British group that publishes journals Design Curial, FX and Blueprint Magazine. 

It has been a busy past few months for the UK property market. As the economic recovery continues, property performance has been mixed with the countryside showing signs of outpacing some urban markets. Add to this the pressures of a new stamp duty land tax regime and the onset of the General Election and it’s been easy to see a moderating effect on the market as a whole.

Salamanca Group, the Merchant Banking and Operational Risk business, announces the appointment of Ian Griffiths as its new Divisional Head of Real Estate.

Salamanca Group is set to launch a new company to attract funders into affordable housing.

Following its four-year transformation, Marina Port Vell (MPV) has unveiled its newly built state-of-the-art building on site in Barcelona. Guests, captains and crew will enjoy a host of first-class complementary facilities recognised for their exceptional quality, encapsulated in The Gallery.

OneOcean Ventures Ltd is wholly owned by the London-based Merchant Banking and Operational Risk Business Salamanca Group. Salamanca Group have spent the past four years redeveloping Marina Port Vell, Barcelona, to handle the world’s largest superyachts.

Salamanca Group, the Merchant Banking and Operational Risk business is pleased to announce that its Infinity Tower development was awarded the Office Building of the Year award at Bulgaria’s annual Building of the Year awards, 2014.

Salamanca Group, the UK Based Merchant Banking and Operational Risk business, has formed a new business in collaboration with one of the best known entrepreneurial families in America. OneOcean intends to become the pre-eminent provider of services and facilities to the upper end of the superyacht industry and a trusted advisor to yacht owners.

Salamanca Group, owner and manager of Marina Port Vell, launches its third issue of Superyacht Barcelona.

Salamanca Group launched their series of Private Client round-table events in Marina Port Vell in Barcelona. The event brought together lawyers, accountants, finance brokers and experts in the yacht industry from London, Jersey, Geneva and Barcelona to discuss current trends in the super yacht industry and the challenges faced by private clients when entering this market.

Salamanca Group, the Merchant Banking and Operational Risk business, announces the opening of a 19 storey 21,000 sq m office tower at the award winning Bulgaria Mall development project in Sofia. As the first of two proposed office towers, the building is already 80% let to a broad range of companies which are using the offices as regional headquarters. The current occupiers are Total, Avon Cosmetics, Telus International, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Imperia Online, Cordeel and ActivTrades.

Salamanca Group, the Merchant Banking and Operational Risk business, announces the opening of a 19 storey 21,000 sq m office tower at the award winning Bulgaria Mall development project in Sofia. As the first of two proposed office towers, the building is already 80% let to a broad range of companies which are using the offices as regional headquarters. The current occupiers are Total, Avon Cosmetics, Telus International, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Imperia Online, Cordeel and ActivTrades.

Bulgaria Mall has been awarded “Building of the Year 2013” in the “Buildings with Elements of Green Architecture” category.

Bulgaria Mall is the first shopping centre in Bulgaria that has been certified according to the globally recognized method for assessing the environmental performance of buildings of any type – BREEAM.

There innovation that has improved the energy performance of this premises include: the overall construction and insulation of the building, the latest technology for reducing energy consumption, as well as the maximum utilization of daylight through the glass roof with an area of ​​1800 sq. m.

Salamanca Group, owner and manager of Marina Port Vell, launches its second issue of Superyacht Barcelona.

Marina Port Vell (MPV), Barcelona – set to become one of the world’s most elite superyacht destinations and the pre-eminent home port in the Mediterranean – is pleased to announce the momentous occasion of groundbreaking on both its restaurant and yacht receiving buildings. This milestone marks the ultimate phase of Marina Port Vell’s complete renovation with final ribbon cutting expected in October 2014.

The CEO of Salamanca Group explains to Elsa Buchanan of Citywire why the company is benefiting from private bank weakness.

Salamanca Group (“Salamanca”), the Merchant Banking and Operational Risk Management business, has together with existing management, acquired the Investec Trust group of companies (“Investec Trust” or “the business”), from Investec Bank plc (“Investec”) for an undisclosed consideration.  Investec Trust Services currently has over £4.5 billion in assets under administration. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

Salamanca Group, owner and manager of Marina Port Vell, launches the inaugural issue of Superyacht Barcelona during Monaco Yacht Show 2013.

Martin Bellamy, CEO of Salamanca Group was interviewed for the New York Times Business Leader profile section. 

Goldkey Telecoms Ltd (“Goldkey” or the “Company”), part of the CH Group, a successful Ghanaian entity with multiple industrial activities in Ghana has been awarded one of two 4G Broadband Wireless Access licences (“BWA Licence”) by Ghana’s National Communications Authority (“NCA”).

Marina Port Vell held its second annual press conference at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2012; 150 associated press and industry professionals were welcomed and heard the latest developments related to the nautical industry in Barcelona.

Marina Port Vell, owned, managed and secured by Salamanca Group, had a strong presence at Monaco Yacht Show 2001.

CGI video of Salamanca Group’s transformed Marina Port Vell. A significant investment in state-of-the-art infrastructure and new seven-star services will position the marina as one of the leading superyacht destinations in the world.

Martin Bellamy discussing Salamanca Group’s integrated Merchant Banking and Operational Risk offering with Erik Brown of the Mayfair Times.

Salamanca Group sponsors an event at the Royal Geographical Society with proceeds going towards Combat Stress and the Rugby Association.

Sołtysiński, Kawecki & Szlęzak (SK&S) law firm have become the main leaseholder of a modern A-class office building – Jasna 26 in Warsaw, Poland. SK&S is one of Poland’s leading law firms with international client base that employs over one hundred attorneys and provides the highest standard of legal services.

Martin Bellamy delves into Salamanca Group’s business model with the Telegraph: The Daily Telegraph, 14/01/2013

Salamanca Group, announces the opening of Bulgaria Mall, a development project of c. 100,000 sq.m, with c. 35,000 sq.m of retail space, located at the intersection of the Bulgaria and Todor Kableshkov boulevards in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Marina Port Vell S.A.U. (one of Salamanca Group’s assets) held its second annual press conference at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2012; 150 associated press and industry professionals were welcomed and heard the latest developments related to the nautical industry in Barcelona.

During a board meeting held by the Barcelona Port Authorities on the 30th May, the Marina Port Vell special plan that incorporates both the Barceloneta and Clocktower quay was formally approved.

Miodowa Palace, Warsaw, Poland owned by Augusta I and its shareholders including European Residential Property Fund (ERPF) sold in December 2011 for €22.4 million.

The property was acquired by the IVG Warschau Fonds, an investment fund managed by IVG Institutional Funds GmbH.

Mermaid Properties (developer) and Cross Point office in Lodz won the 2011 Eurobuild Awards for The Best Office in Poland. Additionally, the tenants gave the award for Best Office Manager in Poland to Grzegorz Zawada from Mermaid Properties for the management of the Cross Point office building.

Salamanca Group were the headline sponsor of the Row2Recovery “R2R” Gala Dinner which took place on 14th November at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London, just weeks before the R2R team are due to embark on a challenging journey to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.

Salamanca Group acquired Marina Port Vell in 2010 with the vision that, through enhancement and design optimisation, it will become the European home port for some of the world’s finest new generation super yachts; capitalising on its prime location together with its proximity to the city’s many amenities.

The HC FCM Salamanca Global Property Fund has been shortlisted for the Group of the year awards and the specialist investment categories at the annual Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards.

Cross Point and Mermaid Construction win the 2011 Platinum Drill Award for the best Reconstruction and Modernisation project in Poland. The Platinum Drill is a competition organised by Bosch for construction companies, buildings, building contractors. Awards are given for the best projects in different sectors.

Salamanca Capital Investments has announced Salamanca’s acquisition of Barcelona Marina. Known locally as Marina Port Vell, the Marina dominates the heart of Barcelona. Salamanca has acquired the Marina from Global Via whose parent company, FCC, is one of Spain’s largest construction companies; it is understood that FCC is in the process of disposing of a number of non-core assets.