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You can’t fire your investors – 5 tips to keep investor relationships strong

By David Yates on October 4, 2013 / Blog Post, business, Investment, M&A, PE/VC, SEIS / Leave a comment

Have you ever seen a story about a start-up firing its investors? Me neither. The reality is that investors don’t get fired. They may get squashed in a recapitalisation, minimised in a down round, or bought out, but they don’t get removed. Because the minute they give you money, they aren’t going anywhere. Unlike an employee that quits or a founder that gets replaced, your investors aren’t walking away until they get their money back, regardless of how painful the process is. Investors are professional at one thing: Investing. Yes,

An entrepreneur said to the Investor: Will you sign an NDA?

By David Yates on September 7, 2013 / Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC / Leave a comment

It sounds like the start of a really bad joke doesn’t it? But the truth is that this question is often asked by entrepreneurs and is probably one of the most infuriating questions VC’s and Advisors are faced with. No legitimate VC or Advisor will sign an NDA they have to keep as many doors open as possible and it just shows naivety on the part of the entrepreneur. Asking this question will in most cases lead to a – “We’ll get back to you.” – response and will almost

Crowdcube values itself at £7.1 million after ‘world record’ three-day fundraising

By David Yates on May 13, 2013 / Blog Post, business, Crowdfunding, Investment, PE/VC / Leave a comment

Crowdcube has raised £1.5 million through what it describers as a new world record for funds raised via an equity crowdfunding platform. Founded in February 2011, Crowdcube allows businesses to showcase themselves and secure growth capital from a large group of investors. Crowdcube says it first set out to raise £250,000 but, having raised that within the first five hours, made it live for a further three days to raise the rest of the amount. In total, 259 investors contributed to the round. When Crowdcube last tried to raise capital through

Six new deals for London Business Angels as the network uses EIS and SEIS schemes

By David Yates on April 23, 2013 / Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC / Leave a comment

A sum of £1 million has been injected into six SMEs by the London Business Angels (LBA) alongside other co-investments of around £4.5 million. The six companies backed by the private angels network includes trunk mains monitoring company Syrinx, which is backed by LBA as part of a £2 million round, and Liverpool-based nasogastric feeding tube business Westco Medical, which has secured a £146,000 Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) commitment. LBA is part of Angel Capital Group and is also a founding member of the British Business Angels Association. A portion,

UK tech venture capital deals reach new high as total invested Reaches £1Bn in 2012

By David Yates on April 23, 2013 / Blog Post, PE/VC / Leave a comment

Recent research shows that 232 companies in the technology sector were backed with £1.01 billion from 248 investors during 2012. The venture capital outlay is a significant rise from figures recorded in 2011 when 193 businesses were supported with £788 million from 228 backers. Statistics from 2012 represent the largest recorded since 2008 when a similar amount was injected. Before that, bigger amounts are not found until 2001 numbers are examined. The biggest investment of the year saw Tamar Energy backed by a large syndicate of investors including the Duchy

The Budget 2013: Investors in SEIS secure extension to capital gains tax relief

By David Yates on March 20, 2013 / Blog Post, business, PE/VC / Leave a comment

The fourth Budget address from George Osborne has included an extension to the capital gains relief for the Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes (SEIS). The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme is aimed at early-stage businesses Under plans unveiled by chancellor George Osborne, investors will be able to extinguish capital gains tax made up to 6 April 2013 by investing in a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) in the next tax year. Old rules meant that tax exemption was only available on gains realised in 2012-13 then invested in the same year. Capital

Daisy Group to manage 2e2 Data Centre business | Comms Dealer

By David Yates on February 19, 2013 / Blog Post, business, PE/VC, telecom / Leave a comment

Daisy Group has been appointed by Oakley Capital Private Equity to manage the 2e2 Data Centre business, doubling the amount of data centre power resource across the Group. Oakley has acquired, through a purpose vehicle, Daisy Data Centre Solutions, the business and assets of the 2e2 Data Centre business owned by the 2e2 Group that is in administration. via Daisy Group to manage 2e2 Data Centre business | Comms Dealer.

Technology M&A in the UK set for ‘exciting year’ backed by private equity and corporates

By David Yates on February 11, 2013 / Blog Post, business, PE/VC, telecom / Leave a comment

With 2012 yielding deals worth £8.3 billion in the UK technology sector, most industry professionals are forecasting more of the same for the coming year. A recent report by BDO is suggesting that a combination of cash rich corporates, ‘bullish’ private equity firms and improving liquidity within capital markets will see UK technology M&A continue to outperform the wider market. BDO’s Paul Russell says that 2013 is set to be a positive year for UK tech M&A. ‘All the conversations we are having with trade buyers and private equity houses

Crowdcube inks FSA authorisation as it looks to build on UK crowdfunding surge

By David Yates on February 11, 2013 / Blog Post, business, PE/VC / Leave a comment

Crowdcube has become the first regulated crowd-funding platform in the UK to give investors direct shares in businesses as part of its efforts to offer investors more protection. The platform has been working with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) since December 2011 to come to an agreement. To date Crowdcube has signed up 28,000 investors and orchestrated £5 million of investment into 36 businesses since its launch in February 2011. Crowd-Funding has become a very popular way for SME’s and startups to raise relatively small amounts of Debt funding but

Outsourcery raises further £4m to support continued rapid growth | Comms Dealer

By David Yates on February 9, 2013 / Blog Post, business, PE/VC, telecom / Leave a comment

Outsourcery has raised a further £4m to support its growth and scale the business. As the funding round was oversubscribed, the company may elect to raise a further £1m. This financing round included investments by both individual and institutional investors. The cmpany continues to experience strong growth in demand for its integrated cloud-based services via its growing number of partners and their end-customers. Outsourcery’s partners include IT and communications service providers and systems integrators of all sizes. The demand for Outsourcery’s cloud-based services has been particularly strong in the enterprise,

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