BVCA Senior Venture Capital Executive, Baderin Tejuoso, reflects on Slush 2025, one of the most influential conferences in the European venture capital calendar.
The data makes clear that Scotland is an exciting destination for private capital, an industry which supports the development of 639 businesses which call this nation home. These businesses bring value to local communities through the 159,000 jobs they support.
KeTech, a technology and engineering company dedicated to improving the rail passenger experience, showcased its technology to local MP Maya Ellis when she visited their main headquarters late last week.
BVCA Senior Policy Manager, Nick Chipperfield reflects on the House of Lords inquiry into the growth of private markets - a subject that has attracted wide interest in the media and across the financial sector. Nick covers evidence provided by the BVCA and member firms as well as recent contributions made by the Bank of England and City Minister Lucy Rigby KC MP.
This edition includes articles on the carried interest reform and draft legislation, the UK's regulatory developments, the ESG-related stewardship and engagement in private capital, the IPEV guidelines and more.
This week, the BVCA sent a public letter jointly with other representative bodies including the Law Society, ICAEW and City of London Corporation, to express deep concern about a possible employers’ National Insurance charge on partnerships.
A new report has found that businesses backed by private capital generate £15.7bn for the North West’s economy each year. Private Capital in the North West was launched by the BVCA at Addleshaw Goddard in Manchester, showcasing the industry’s importance to growth in the nations and regions of the United Kingdom.
RiskSmart, Robiquity, Alpine Group, Movera and DR&P have won British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Vision 2025 Awards for the North West of England.
The data makes clear that the North West is an exciting destination for private capital, whose investment supports the development of 873 businesses which call this region home. These businesses bring value to local communities through the 247,000 jobs they support.
The BVCA has written to the Chancellor to outline that any increase to income tax at the Budget would risk impacting the carried interest reforms due to be introduced to Parliament in the upcoming Finance Bill.
The past month of conferences and summits have offered comforting words on investments but policies are needed. It has been a busy period emphasising the key requirement that the UK must remain competitive for our industry.
Chief Executive Michael Moore highlighted the central role private capital plays in supporting long-term economic growth in evidence delivered to a House of Lords inquiry into the growth of private markets in the UK.
This edition of the Technical Update covers the BVCA’s Budget Representation, the BVCA urging Government not to tax partnership profits, the FCA’s promise of clarifications on the application of Consumer Duty to wholesale firms, and the proposed SMCR simplifications. We also highlight recent announcements on the BVCA’s response to the consultation on the NSI Act Notifiable Acquisition Regulation, the EU streamlining of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, and more.
Defence investment was once taboo for many VCs and their LPs, either considered too risky from a reputational perspective or perceived incompatibility with ESG/RI frameworks
