Now or never for VCT investors as fundraising spree continues
Mobeus Income & Growth is the latest venture capital trust (VCT) to launch a fundraising this week but keen investors should dive in before the well dries up.
Mobeus Income & Growth is the latest venture capital trust (VCT) to launch a fundraising this week but keen investors should dive in before the well dries up.
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Albion Capital has announced it is seeking to raise up to £38m for its suite of venture capital trusts (VCTs).
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Octopus Investments is planning the largest venture capital trust fundraise in history later this summer when it will seek to raise £200m into its Titan VCT.
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Octopus Investments has announced it is raising £30m for two new AIM VCTs in reaction to “exceptional demand” for the vehicles.
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Investors should act sooner rather than later to secure venture capital trust investments after a swathe of new issues were quickly snapped up and several schemes closed fundraising offers early, according to Tilney’s Jason Hollands.
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Demand for VCTs boomed in 2016 with fundraising up significantly on the total for 2015, according to the latest numbers release by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
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Although nearly half of the venture capital trust (VCT) management companies surveyed by Tilney Bestinvest saw little to no impact on demand for financing as a result of the Brexit vote, over two thirds said total fund raising levels would be lower this year.
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Firms offering venture capital trusts and enterprise investment schemes could be among the main beneficiaries of George Osborne’s expected pension tax changes, according to two surveys.
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Former Hargeaves Lansdown executives, Alex Davies, Ben Yearsley and Marta Caricato have announced the launch of a new investment service for high-net-worth investors.
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Venture capital trust specialist Mobeus Equity Partners has hired Beringea chief investment officer Trevor Hope.
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Octopus Investments has joined forces with Transact to make shares in its venture capital trust range available through an adviser platform.
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The Government has amended the Finance Bill legislation to remove the uncertainty which had caused some venture capital trusts to delay allotting shares in the 2014-15 tax year.
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