Startups used this low-cost lending to top up balance-sheets between equity funding rounds.

初创公司利用这种低成本贷款来充实股权融资轮次之间的资产负债表。

British companies have been struggling to get the capital they need, and many have gone overseas to find equity funding, often in US stock markets.

英国公司一直在努力获得所需的资金，许多公司已到海外寻找股权融资，通常是在美国股市。