THE BRITISH VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION - BVCA

Money makes the world go around

What activities are eligible for assistance and funding?

Venture capital and private equity providers generally seek:

• companies with high growth potential

• companies which have a product or service with a competitive edge or unique selling point

• management teams with relevant industry experience

• management teams with a clear team leader, that are ambitious to grow their company rapidly

• companies that are willing to welcome a new shareholder in the form of a venture capital investor as a future partner.

BRITISH VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS

For companies seeking funding, the BVCA provides a range of literature that can be downloaded from its web site. Some publications may incur a charge.

Services

• Membership Directory

• Research

• Publications

• Events

What services and support does BVCA provide?

The membership of the BVCA comprises venture capital and private equity companies active in making equity investments, primarily in unquoted companies, professional firms (including accountants, lawyers and consultants advising on venture capital transactions) or organisations that invest in venture capital as a minor part of their overall activities.

Companies seeking finance and financial advice can search the BVCA Directory of Members on-line at www.bvca.co.uk/, using the following criteria: amount of finance sought, type of investment (start-up, expansion, bridge finance, management buy-outs etc.), industry sector (one of which is energy) and geographical location. The search facility will then return contact details of venture capital and private equity providers that match the criteria entered.

Publications

BVCA publishes a range of documents on sources of private equity, venture and Business Angel capital. These include "A Guide to Venture Capital" and "Sources of Business Angel Capital". These can be searched on, or downloaded from the publications section of the BVCA web site. BVCA research reports are also available, but these will incur a charge to non-members. Some are accessible to BVCA members only.

Membership

Membership of BVCA includes access to an extensive training programme, unlimited publications including those produced solely for the membership and offers the chance to be included in industry research.

What are the application procedures?

Membership criteria can be downloaded in PDF format at

www.bvca.co.uk/publications/membership/memcrit.pdf

Contact details

BVCA
British Venture Capital Association
Essex House
12-13 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AA

Tel: 020 7240 3846
Fax: 020 7240 3849

E-mail: bvca@bvca.co.uk
Web site: http://www.bvca.co.uk/

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