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Venture Capital | Quick Guides

Top 10 equity providers for UK companies

Venture capital equity providers

Find out who the biggest equity investors are in UK companies, ranked in order of number of deals.

What VCs are looking for

Nenad Marovac, managing partner of venture capital firm DN Capital, throws light on what makes VCs say ‘yes’, and what management teams can expect from them when they have done so.

Why venture capital needs help 

Marleen Groen, CEO at asset management company Greenpark Capital, gives her take on the state of private equity and venture capital funds 

Venture Capital | Analysis

A crisis in venture capital

On average, VC returns are poor

Cash-burning portfolio companies, dissent among co-investors and a tepid response to fundraisings are making life difficult for venture capital firms. GB speaks to key players about the industry's future.

VCTs: cascades of cash

Venture capital trusts have more than £600 million on their balance sheets, ready to invest in growing companies. GB reports on the latest research.

Why private equity regulation may be unnecessary

The European Commission wants to impose new legislation on the private equity industry.

Venture Capital | Profiles

A steady hand: David Hall

David Hall, YFM

A question-and-answer session with David Hall, the managing director of venture capital firm YFM.

Patrick Reeve: a question of trust

A perennial figure on the VC scene, Albion Ventures’ Patrick Reeve talks to GB about VCTs, monster exits and riding tanks.

Dream team: PROfounders Capital

After quitting one of Europe’s major venture capital firms in the summer, Sean Seton-Rogers decided to set up a brand new fund with a little help from his friends, Michael Birch and Brent Hoberman. GB meets him.

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Deal Zone AIM, VC and PLUS deals as they happen

Latest Deal Zone deals
Company Market Type Amount Date
Exosect Chemicals VC £2.25 million Feb 2010
Cognitive Match Aerospace VC $2.5 million (£1.6 million) Feb 2010
Gardner Aerospace VC £20 million Feb 2009
DRC Group Recruitment & Outsourcing VC Undisclosed Feb 2010
Minivator Construction VC Undisclosed Feb 2010
Oxford Nanopore Electronics VC £17.4 million Feb 2010
Mycitydeal.co.uk Leisure VC E4 million (£3.5 million) Jan 2010
Land Energy Forestry VC £350,000 Jan 2010

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VCT Special Report 2009

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Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type of private equity capital typically provided to early-stage, high-potential, growth companies. Venture capital typically comes from institutional investors and high net worth individuals and is pooled together by dedicated investment firms.

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