Channel Raises $200M+ to Fund High Growth Innovators
Investment to finance innovation economy companies in Europe, the UK, the US and the GCC for the remainder of 2025
LONDON, July 1, 2025 — Channel Capital Advisors LLP (“Channel”), an affiliate of Channel Digital Holdings and a leading private credit asset manager specialising in asset-backed lending, today announced it has secured over $200 million in commitments from institutional investors to finance high growth firms operating in the innovation economy and specialty finance sectors for the remainder of 2025 and early 2026.
Global institutional investors from the US, the UK and the GCC, including leading blue-chip financial services firms, have committed to funding Channel’s lending activities via its fund product offerings.
Channel will deploy the new capital to finance high growth businesses operating primarily in Europe, the US, the UK and the Gulf region. It will focus on entrepreneurial organisations driving technological advancements and economic transformation in areas such as specialty finance, fintech, e-commerce, mobility, the gig economy, agritech and media.
Walter Gontarek, Channel’s Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, comments: “The innovation economy is a vital engine of growth and progress, and alternative lenders like Channel play an increasingly important role in providing non-dilutive forms of finance to help high growth innovators expand.”
“Channel’s ability to raise institutional capital reflects our flexible investment approach and ability to identify and support high-quality businesses in the innovation economy, as well as investors’ confidence in our asset-backed lending strategy. Investors today are increasingly seeking evergreen structures offering a global diversified footprint with strong downside protection.”
Established in 2007, Channel is an FCA-regulated alternative investment fund manager that has facilitated more than $25 billion of cumulative financing in over 30 countries. It provides its investors with a range of partnership opportunities, including commingled fund vehicles, separately managed accounts (SMAs) and co-investment structures.
About Channel
Channel is a leading global alternative asset manager with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across asset-based lending solutions to the innovation economy and specialty finance sectors. Since 2007, our investing expertise has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative debt capital solutions for growth. As of March 31, 2025, Channel had approximately $25 billion in cumulative capital invested and facilitated financing in over 35 countries. For more information, please visit www.channelcapital.io.
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Channel Capital Advisors LLP
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investor.relations@channelcapital.co.uk
Source: Channel Capital Advisors LLP
Released July 1, 2025
