“The Japanese blowfish is risky unless you slice it up the right way – but it’s a delicacy”. That’s the vivid image used to describe AIM in our recent expert roundtable video: highly risky unless you ...
Can you guess the year? The government is in disarray. No majority in parliament; rife speculation over its leadership. Europe continues to divide the party. It’s against this backdrop the Chancellor presents the budget. “This budget ...
Every day a few people from our office visit Friska, our local coffee shop. We're there so often, the excellent staff jokes we should have shares in the company. Indeed, some of us indirectly do. Friska ...
Downing FOUR VCT has both a Generalist and Healthcare share class. The Generalist share class is looking to raise up to £20.3 million (with an over-allotment facility of a further £20.3 million). This is a joint ...
The Downing FOUR VCT has both a Generalist and Healthcare share class. The Healthcare share class is looking to raise up to £10.2 million (with an over-allotment facility of a further £20.3 million). This is a ...
If you are looking to pay for a piece of art below its true value, would you go to an auction hall with standing room only or one where the staff outnumbers the bidders?This is how ...
Whatever your views on AIM, you will probably agree it is a market of extremes.In the 20 years since AIM was created in 1995, around 3,000 companies have listed. 72% of them lost investors money. At ...
The Velocity Technology EIS fund targets young companies that offer innovative technology solutions. HighlightsFocus on consumer technology startups with scale up potentialExperienced management teamTarget Return of £2.50 per £1 invested (not guaranteed)Minimum investment £25,000
Earlier this week, The Telegraph ran a feature on alternative investments.The article covers five opportunities: venture capital trusts Maven Income & Growth VCT and Octopus Titan VCT, and three single company EIS investments: CityUnscripted, a global ...
HighlightsProven business operating in the rapidly growing city tours and experiences market$18 billion market growing by 11% p.a.Cash generative with strong profit marginsExperienced and passionate management teamScalable low-cost growth modelTarget return 7.0x before tax relief – ...