SMEs and Local Private Equity Investing - Bridging the Structural Funding Gap

SMEs and Local Private Equity Investing - Bridging the Structural Funding Gap

Monday, June 26, 2023 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM · 45 min. (Europe/London)
Drake Suite
Investment riskPrivate Equity

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SMEs are the lifeblood of a local economy, accounting for the majority of UK jobs, but face significant challenges accessing funding to achieve their growth ambitions. We discuss this structural funding gap, and how it’s evolved over time.

Foresight GroupForesight partners with smaller companies to achieve their vision and create the high-quality jobs that will power tomorrow’s economy. For close to four decades, Foresight has supported smaller companies through various economic cycles and partners with companies across all sectors and stages. Working from a network of offices located across the UK and Ireland, Foresight’s team combines its deep local connections, international reach and cross sector expertise; enabling its portfolio companies to go onto bigger and better opportunities. Foresight provides investments of up to £10 million and is one of the UK’s most active SME investors. In calendar year 2022, its team invested into over 90 SMEs, with 83% of these investments based outside of London and the South East.

Registered attendees

David Crum
David Crum
MD Asset Owner SolutionsMinerva Analytics
Helen Lamb
Helen Lamb
Senior Membership Engagement ManagerPLSA
James Walsh
James Walsh
Head of Member EngagementPLSA

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