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Venture Capital Firm in UK DSW Angels LLP
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What is Venture Capital? • Let's start with a look at what Venture Capital is. Unlike Private Equity, the purpose of Venture Capital is typically not to invest and take a controlling stake in established companies or business models but to provide seed or early stage funding for start up Ventures. • In addition to the financial support provided, investors often also provide support in the form of commercial and business expertise to aid the progress of the companies in which they invest. • Sources of venture capital investment can be varied but a significant proportion comes from institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and family offices.
Why the UK • Venture Capital Investments can have a range of objectives. For example, your investment objective may be to achieve a return on investment or represent a strategic acquisition in to transform your business. Whatever your objective, there are a number of possible means to achieve these objectives but the best mechanism for you, will depend on your situation. • The UK has a number of different investment structures which can be used in order to achieve your investment objectives. The first decision will be whether an investment is made directly or indirectly, through another vehicle. Where investments are made indirectly, the structure options are flexible, scalable and can be tailored to your specific investment needs. • For traditional venture capital investors, there are two primary structures, the Venture Capital Trust and the Partnership: