Asset Advantage hits the road with regional broker roadshow on structuring deals for success

13 January 2026

Asset Advantage, a leading provider of business finance for UK SMEs, is kicking off the New Year with a series of broker roadshow events across the UK, sharing expertise with commercial finance brokers around structuring deals.

The interactive sessions will be hosted by Asset Advantage’s credit, sales and payouts team, and will provide broker partners with actionable insights to help them identify opportunities to better support their SME clients.

Alongside key topics such as debt serviceability and funder appetites, sales director Gary Thompson and broker manager Jonty Cooke will explore how brokers can structure deals for success. The team will also deconstruct a recent deal to look at how brokers and funders can work together to add value to the client.

The series begins at The Edwardian in Manchester on Thursday 29 January, before heading to London and the Radisson Blu, Tottenham Court Road on Thursday 12 February. It will wrap up in Birmingham at The Belfry on Thursday 12 March. All the events take place between 10am and 1:30pm with lunch provided.

Commercial brokers can request to join one of the roadshow sessions by clicking here.

The sessions come as brokers report increasing demand for asset finance and business loans – particularly to support the likes of business acquisitions. However, the same broker survey by Asset Advantage revealed frustrations among brokers caused by a lack of funder appetite in the wider market, whether it’s for acquisitions and management buy-outs, or for the likes of soft assets or intangible costs.

Asset Advantage works closely with commercial finance brokers nationwide, providing asset finance through hire purchase and finance lease, in addition to CapEx Term Loans and Business Acquisition Finance. Asset Advantage is open-minded on both asset and sector where the business can demonstrate strong debt serviceability and an appropriate risk profile.

Gary Thompson, sales director at Asset Advantage, said:

“2026 looks set to be another busy year for asset finance and business loans as more SMEs prepare to invest and expand. Hosting this series of roadshows presents a tremendous opportunity to not only strengthen our relationship with our broker partners across the country, but share our expertise on deal structuring and how a funder can best support their cases and the ambitions of their clients.

“A funder offers the most value to brokers and clients when they fully understand the client’s vision, the business behind the application and provide well-structured and flexible funding solutions. We know from our recent survey that not all funders are created equal, and it’s important that we demonstrate our ability to understand, manage and complete complex deals - providing suitable options when other funders step away. We hope these sessions will give our brokers plenty of actionable insights on how to add value in 2026 and how the right funder can contribute to the success of their client’s business and the broker’s business too.”

For more information, please contact www.assetadvantage.co.uk, or please call 01256 316200. To find out more about the roadshow series or to request a place, please visit www.assetadvantage.co.uk/events.