Funds
3i Group plc is Europe's leading venture capital company. The Group invests in ambitious, growing businesses in all sectors including biotech. www.3i.com
Acorn Capital Partners is a corporate finance firm specialising in advising companies that have strong growth potential. In addition Acorn provides management services to a range of HNW and SIPP friendly investment funds. www.acorncapital.co.uk
Altium Capital provide a full range of investment banking services to our corporate clients (including fundraising, M&A and general advisory services) and to the private equity firms and public market institutions which finance them. www.altiumcapital.com
British Venture Capital Association represents over 170 UK-based
private equity and venture capital firms, the vast majority of all
such firms in the UK. www.bvca.co.uk
Business Angels are successful business people who invest their
money and time in promising young businesses. They tend to be
fairly long term investments, so you'll have to be prepared to
work closely with an angel for several years. http://www.nwdabusinessfinance.co.uk/business-angel-finance
Calculus Capital is a recognised specialist in investing in private company and unlisted investments including AIM traded companies. www.mcdonald-glencross.co.uk
Cambridge Gateway Fund invests in emerging technology companies and assists directly in growing them for long term success. www.cambridgegateway.com
Chemicals Northwest have provided a funding portal in response
to industry requests for clearer information on the funding schemes
available to chemical cluster businesses within the
Northwest. Most of the schemes available will also be
applicable to Biotechnology cluster companies. Registration
is free and can be accessed through the Chemicals website www.chemicalsnorthwest.co.uk
Close Brothers Group provides a wide spread of multi-manager,
property and other specialist funds and services to UK and
international clients. http://www.closebrothers.co.uk/InvestmentManagement.asp
Liverpool Ventures can help you apply to the new £27m
Liverpool Seed Fund. If you're Merseyside based or can
relocate to Merseyside and have a concept that shows genuine
commercial potential contact www.liverpoolventures.com
London Stock Exchange is at the heart of global financial markets
and is home to some of the best companies in the world. In
addition to the main market, LSE is home to AIM, the most
successful growth market in the world. www.londonstockexchange.com
Merlin Biosciences is a specialised venture capital and advisory company dedicated to the life sciences sector. http://www.merlin-biosciences.com/
Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has funds totalling £107m and provides loans and equity packages from £3,000-£3million to businesses based in or relocating to Merseyside. www.msif.co.uk
NW Business Investment Scheme (NW BIS) is an £18 million scheme to provide seed and venture capital investment to small and medium sized businesses using money allocated by the European Structural Fund for use in the North West areas designated as Objective 2 or Transitional. www.nwbis.co.uk
North West Equity Fund (NWEF) provides Risk Capital to North West SMEs looking to achieve significant growth. The fund will consider investments in a wide variety of manufacturing and service sectors at any stage of the business cycle. www.nwef.co.uk
RisingStars Growth Fund, is a £19 million fund specifically for high growth early stage technology start up companies. Northwest based pension funds and a clearing bank are co-investors in this fund, managed by Enterprise Ventures, based in Preston. The fund will also invest up to £500,000 selective companies. www.enterprise-ventures.co.uk
The UMIP Premier Fund invests in businesses emerging from The University of Manchester's "5-star" rated academic departments. The University's technology transfer company, UMIP undertakes the stringent business selection of the investments and the fund is managed by the UK's leading technology investment manager, MTI. http://www.theupf.com/
