About Us

About Gerard Ward – Founder & Senior Adviser, Platinum Global Bridging Finance

With over two decades of experience spanning UK property finance, international lending, and securities-backed debt, Gerard Ward founded Platinum Global Bridging Finance to offer something the mainstream market rarely delivers — genuine expertise across the full spectrum of specialist finance, from bridging loans to crypto-backed lending.

Gerard holds the Certificate in Mortgage Advice and Practice (CeMAP), the professional benchmark for UK mortgage advisers, alongside qualifications from the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). This combination gives him a perspective most brokers simply don’t have. Where others focus on the product, Gerard analyses the full financial picture — balance sheets, P&L statements, and capital structures — to ensure every facility is built on sound foundations before it reaches a lender.

His career has spanned three continents. Having worked extensively in Hong Kong, Gerard holds qualifications in Securities and Futures Regulation from the Hong Kong Securities Institute, giving him firsthand experience of international capital markets and cross-border lending structures. This global perspective is central to how Platinum Global Bridging Finance operates — particularly when arranging finance for overseas investors, corporate entities, and high-net-worth individuals with complex financial structures.

What We Arrange

Platinum Global Bridging Finance works with individuals, property developers, and businesses across the UK and Europe to arrange:

• UK Bridging Loans — fast, flexible short-term property finance for acquisitions, refurbishments, and time-sensitive deals
• Development Finance — senior debt, mezzanine, and stretched senior facilities for residential and commercial development projects
• Commercial Loans — investment and owner-occupied commercial mortgage finance across the UK and Europe
• Stock Loans & Share Portfolio Finance — releasing equity from actively traded stock holdings without the need to sell
• Crypto-Backed Loans — lending against existing cryptocurrency holdings so clients retain their portfolio while accessing liquidity
• Structured Finance Solutions — bespoke capital structures for individuals and companies with complex or high-value funding requirements

Every case is assessed on its own merits — the asset, the equity, and the exit strategy. There are no rigid tick-box criteria. Through an extensive network of private lenders, family offices, non-bank institutions, and investment funds across the UK and Europe, Gerard sources competitive capital that the high street simply cannot provide.

Platinum Global Bridging Finance operates in the unregulated lending market. This is not a limitation — it is a deliberate position that allows access to a far broader and more flexible lender network than regulated brokers can offer, with facilities ranging from £100,000 to £800 million.

Get in Touch

If you have a time-sensitive deal, a complex structure, or a funding requirement that other brokers have struggled to place, Gerard would be happy to discuss your options.

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