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Venture Capital Funding

Articles, news and expert analysis on venture capital funding in the UK and Europe.

Business Turnarounds: rising from the dead

Alchemists of old used to try to turn lead into gold, but latter-day exponents take businesses on their death-beds and nurse them back to rude health, says Elderstreet Investments boss Michael Jackson.

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Look to Venture Capital Trusts for expansion capital

Looking for expansion capital? Look no further than Venture Capital Trusts. As GrowthBusiness discovers, those running such funds - which must back small and growing businesses by law - have no less than £800 million to spend.

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VCs with money to burn

The venture capital markets are awash with record levels of cash, which is good news for growing companies in need of funding. But the bad news is that investors are being more picky than ever before.

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Success on the fundraising trail – Know your institutional investor

Success on the fundraising trail is all about knowing what types of businesses fund managers are looking for, how well connected they are, and what they can offer you once the cash has been injected.

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8 cracking VC deals

From a £40 million deal to fund acquisitions in the music publishing business to a £900,000 investment in the advertising sector, the Business XL team highlight eight brilliant venture capital fundraisings.

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Why I turned down £2 million

At a critical time in her business' development, Ali Gill turned down a £2 million offer of investment. But for the former Olympic rower, this situation provided her with just the incentive to accelerate growth.

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Dealmakers to gun for

A new generation of venture capitalists have the funds that could help you realise your ambitions, so who you should be targeting?

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Understanding Mezzanine Finance – Your Flexible Funding Friend?

Mezzanine finance, as its name suggests, is a layer of funding between senior bank debt and private equity and is used to support companies considered too much of a risk to finance with traditional bank funds.

Venture Capital Funding

Dealmakers to gun for

A new generation of venture capitalists have the funds that could help you realise your ambitions, so who you should be targeting?

Venture Capital Funding

Understanding Mezzanine Finance – Your Flexible Funding Friend?

Mezzanine finance, as its name suggests, is a layer of funding between senior bank debt and private equity and is used to support companies considered too much of a risk to finance with traditional bank funds.

Venture Capital Funding

Grumpy old men

Seen it all before, understand all the problems, watched manifold disasters unravel in the past… does this remind you of anyone? Veteran venture capitalists.