EIS reviews

Knowledge-intensive approved EIS funds: what could they mean for investors?

1 April 2021

Knowledge-intensive approved EIS funds received the final go-ahead from the Chancellor in March 2020. They could make tax planning easier for EIS investors by giving a set investment date for tax purposes and a single EIS5 ...

Eight recent VCT and EIS exits

19 March 2021

It is the ultimate objective and final hurdle for VCT and EIS fund managers: supporting their portfolio companies all the way through to a profitable exit to realise returns. Below we list eight recent exits from ...

Two exclusive EIS tranches with imminent deadlines

22 September 2020

When you invest in an EIS fund, the manager will often deploy your funds over time – usually around 12 months. In many instances, you have little visibility as to which investee companies will be included ...

Five EIS businesses that caught our eye during the Covid-19 outbreak

13 August 2020

Along with disruption to every aspect of our lives, Covid-19 is causing what The Economist describes as “the most brutal recession in living memory”. But not all companies are facing massive losses and financial disaster. Some ...

Exclusive webinar and Q&A – Acamar Films EIS (Bing)

21 July 2020

Wealth Club members are invited to an exclusive investor webinar and Q&A with the CEO of Acamar Films, Mikael Shields. The company produces and owns the IP assets of the BBC chart-topping children’s show Bing. The ...

Haatch Ventures EIS: introductory tranche with accelerated deployment

16 June 2020

Today, some of the world’s largest companies are in online retail – from Amazon to Alibaba. Back in the mid to late 90s, e-commerce was in its infancy but showed great potential. This was clear to ...

Fuel Ventures EIS Fund: new tranche with accelerated deployment in June 2020

19 May 2020

Fuel Ventures deployed £7.5 million into a combination of new and follow-on investments in March and April, amidst the disruption and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now five of its portfolio companies could benefit from ...

New: two EIS funds in conjunction with Imperial College and University of Cambridge

24 March 2020

Four of the world’s ten best universities are in the UK. As well as seats of learning, many are innovation hubs. In the past, innovation tended to go uncommercialised but this is changing. The University of ...

Review: Vala EIS Portfolio

5 November 2019

The team behind the Vala EIS portfolio has been founding and investing in early-stage businesses for years. The fund will invest across a range of sectors from engineering and fintech to media and food & drink. ...

Review: Par Equity EIS Fund

22 October 2019

These days investors are overwhelmed with brilliant new ideas promising to be the next big thing. A start-up destined to be the next Facebook; a gadget touting itself as the new iPod; a drug promising to ...

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