Linked Finance matches companies looking for funding with willing “responsible” investors.

Borrowers can get loans with an interest rate of as low as 7.9%, while lenders can get returns as high as 15%.

The 10 farming and agriculture companies which have drawn down funding through Linked Finance are:

  • Killowen farm, Co Wexford – Yogurt production.
  • Mossfield farm, Co Offaly – Organic cheese and milk production.
  • Tinahely farm, Co Wicklow – Children’s activity barn and cafe.
  • Adare Farm, Co Limerick – Beef/pigs/ice-cream, milk and catering.
  • Castlemine farms, Co Roscommon – Beef/lamb/pork/ecommerce/farm shop.
  • Old MacDonnell’s farm, Co Wicklow – Award-winning yogurts.
  • Carrigbyrne farmhouse, Co Wexford – Farmhouse cheese.
  • Mullagha Farm, Co Meath – Award-winning Boyne valley blue cheese.
  • Inagh farm, Co Clare – Farm tours and visitor centre and tourism and St Tola cheese.
  • Feighcullen Farm, Co Kildare – Poultry processing equipment for plant.

    • Linked Finance founder Peter O’Mahony said: “Businesses across the agri [and] farm food production sector in Ireland are now in growth mode and the economy needs these businesses to thrive as we recover fully. A key part of that recovery is access to reliable credit on good terms and available quickly.

    “Businesses need a quicker turnaround and easier process than what the traditional banks usually offer. Peer-to-peer lending bridges that gap and brings the added advantage of creating a community of active investors in Ireland’s recovery.”