Oct 17 (Reuters) - Struggling British subprime lender Amigo Holdings said on Tuesday it was exploring transactions, including buying a handful of early-stage businesses in online streaming and payments, to deliver "some small value" to shareholders.

The company, which is winding down after failing to raise sufficient funds, said it was "effectively not possible" to secure new financing and the proposed transactions it was exploring would "potentially deliver some longer term value to existing shareholders".

It has entered into an exclusivity agreement with investor Craven House Capital and others expiring on Dec. 14 to negotiate a possible deal.

"Over the past few months we have remained open to investment opportunities that would allow the business to restart, but have always said the likelihood of success to be very low. Unfortunately, that has been the case," Amigo CEO Danny Malone said in a statement.

Malone, who earlier this year communicated his decision to leave Amigo, has been asked by the company's board to remain in his post until the end of the year to help with the negotiations.

Amigo, which specialises in providing credit to borrowers typically excluded by mainstream banks, has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the cost of compensating past customers for mis-sold loans. (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi and Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro in London; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)