Funding Circle Listed on the London Stock Exchange Comment Funding Circle is a peer-to-peer lender which listed on the London Stock Exchange in September 2018.
The company provides an online marketplace that enables investors to lend directly to small companies. The company claims that ‘by lending directly to businesses through Funding Circle, investors can… earn attractive returns to better provide for their future. Businesses get fast, easy access to funding to grow, create jobs, support local communities and drive the economy forward’
[https://www.fundingcircle.com/uk/about-us/]
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Comment critically on the role of the financial manager in selecting suitable sources of finance for their organisation, in light of the increasingly wide range of financial products (such as peer-to-peer lending) now available to businesses. YOUR answer Must refer to Capital Structure Theories where appropriate.
