B&C roundtable: Are hybrid offerings an opportunity or necessity?
By Beth FisherBridging & Commercial has launched its fourth filmed roundtable session, which discussed whether hybrid products actually exist and if expanded offerings were an opportunity or necessity for bridging lenders
The B&C roundtable video can be viewed in full on the recently refreshed B&C Roundtables page.
The event — which took place on 30th September at Watson Farley & Williams’ offices in London and was chaired by B&C editor Beth Fisher — was supported by Castle Trust and Oblix Capital.

Beth Fisher, editor at Bridging & Commercial
Marcus Dussard, director of sales at Castle Trust; and Andy Reid, director — intermediary and network at Oblix Capital; explained why hybrid products were becoming popular in the bridging sector and how important it was for brokers to help shape new lending products to fill market gaps.

Marcus Dussard, director of sales at Castle Trust

Andy Reid, director — intermediary and network at Oblix Capital
Specialist brokers were also in attendance to offer their thoughts, including Lucy Barrett, managing director at Vantage Finance; Danny Robinson, director of commercial at Grey Matters Specialist Lending; and Sam O’Neill, senior finance broker at Clifton Private Finance.
Ranjeev Kumar, partner at Watson Farley & Williams, also gave a legal perspective on the complexities of hybrid offerings.

Ranjeev Kumar, partner at Watson Farley & Williams
The B&C video can also be viewed here.
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