Stéphane Blanchoz, Head of SME Advanced Solutions at BNP Paribas Asset Management comments: "This alliance combines the needs of BNP Paribas Asset Management's investors with Caple's expertise as an originator of SME loans. The trend towards disintermediation and the growing need for SME funding creates opportunities for lending platforms, such as SME Advanced Solutions, that can offer alternative credit as a complementary source of finance alongside traditional bank lending.