Which Investor is most appropriate to finance your business growth?

With a myriad of Investors looking to make shrewd business deals, which one would you select to approach and what could they offer your business ?

Before you can hope to answer this seemingly straightforward question, it’s important to understand the Investment landscape currently operating in Scotland. This seminar will look at today’s investment community and help you uncover which investors are actively investing in early stage business that demonstrate high growth potential, and which ones are most appropriate to your business and its finance needs.

Find out what the various individuals, groups, syndicates and VC’s are looking for in relation to a potential investment and where, when and how its appropriate for the different Scottish Enterprise Investment funds to become involved.
 

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00 Registration & Coffee

10:00 – 10:10 Introduction and welcome

10:10 – 10:30 LINC Scotland : Wealthy Individuals & Small Informal Syndicates;  Brain Hale, Manager LINC Scotland (West)

10:30 – 10:50 Braveheart Investment Group plc : Formal Investment Syndicates; Geoffrey Thomson, CEO Braveheart Investment Group plc

10:50 – 11:10 Coffee Break

11:10 – 11:30 : Formal VC; Mark Hogarth, Investment Director, Sigma Capital

11:30 – 11:50 Scottish Enterprise Investments : The role & position of Scottish Enterprises Seed, Co-Investment and Venture Funds within the funding landscape and their interactions with other players and participants; Andrew Sloane : Senior Investment Manager, Scottish Enterprise Investments

11:50 – 12:10 Q&A

The seminar will be followed by a networking lunch where you will have the opportunity to meet your peers and discuss your investment requirements with the speakers.

To register for this seminar, email forums@innovationcentre.org or contact our events team on 0141 585 6306.