Azzurro Associates is the only debt purchaser
dedicated to buying and managing SME lending and B2B receivables portfolios across the credit cycle.
From secured asset-finance portfolios to SME lending products to revolving SME credit and cash advances to invoice finance and B2B receivables, Azzurro has experience across the entire SME lending and receivables credit cycle.
Our debt purchase solutions have been designed to help commercial creditors improve liquidity, reduce costs and enable their focus to remain on providing credit to new or existing customers. With a senior team that has more than 100 years of experience in all areas of buying and managing commercial debt, and with an established reputation for protecting our clients’ reputations, we bring real expertise to this area of the debt buying universe.
Azzurro in Numbers
Q4 2017
Founded
108
Transactions
£1.6bn
Owned Debt
>£270mn
Invested
>£100m
Current Forward Flow Commitment
75
Headcount
Creating
Partnerships
At Azzurro, we don’t subscribe to a one-size-fits-all approach to buying SME and B2B debt portfolios. We understand it’s about finding workable solutions to suit each creditor’s needs. Our intelligent use of data enables us to take a long-term view when it comes to investing in the recovery of debt. This enables us to build strong, sustainable partnerships with the creditor community and trust within our customer base.
Geographic
Reach
We’re not limited in our jurisdiction – we operate not only in the UK and Ireland, but also across Europe and, in the coming months, North America. Being international in ownership and outlook, there are no restrictions on further geographic growth.
Good Customer
Outcomes
As a regulated business, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in how we manage your customers. Our client partnerships – many of which are long-standing – are characterised by transparency in all areas.
Our customer treatment strategies are constantly monitored and refined. Utilising customer feedback, proprietary credit bureau data-based scorecards, and underpinned by principles of innovation and empathy, we seek to deliver good and sustainable outcomes for our customers.
We have a strong adherence to regulatory requirements and compliance standards, and a commitment to protecting our partners’ reputations and maintaining good customer relationships. Executive forums inform our risk appetite assessment, our risk & compliance framework and our portfolio monitoring to ensure good customer outcomes are pursued, especially where elements of vulnerability is present.
