The following article was originally published in IFA Magazine on 23 January 2014: Talon Golding, Investor Relations Manager at Mercia Fund Management, explains how the risks from leading-edge technology can be contained. The UK and global technology sectors have outperformed many others consistently over recent years both on public markets and in private venture, and
Mercia Fund Management’s recent article for Growth Business on Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes (SEIS) highlighted the need for more support for start-ups. It notes that whilst the initial SEIS funding of £150,000 can help start-ups in the early stages, this ‘threshold is not enough’ and more is needed both in terms of follow-on funding and
Jonathan Moules’ recent FT article on crowdfunding took a look at three platforms involved in the industry, both in the US and here in the UK – Kickstarters, Seedrs and Indiegogo – some of their successes and failures, upcoming regulations for the industry and finished with comments from Mercia Fund Management’s Mark Payton. Moules cited
Henley-in-Arden, UK, 3 December 2013. Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management (MFM) is pleased to announce that Simon Cartmell has joined its Investment Panel. With 30 years pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech experience gained in commercial, product development, supply chain, strategic leadership and corporate executive roles, Simon is a serial entrepreneur in early stage healthcare
Mark Payton, Managing Director of Mercia Fund Management, wants to see more support from the government for the SME sector in Chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement, due on 5 December 2013. “The Government simply isn’t doing enough to support SMEs and we’d like to see the Seed EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme), investment limit per company
High-tech loudspeaker company Warwick Audio Technologies has secured a £1.25 million investment deal to take its innovative audio products to market. The company, which has its head office in Coventry and an engineering base in Ebbw Vale, has developed a flat, flexible loudspeaker that is thin, lightweight and low powered. It can be used in
First-in-Class Anabolic Catabolic Transforming Agent Shown to Reverse Cachexia’s Effects in Stage III and IV Lung and Colorectal Cancer Patients OXFORD – 12 November 2013 – PsiOxus Therapeutics, Ltd. (PsiOxus) today announced top line positive data from a Phase II clinical trial of MT-102 in cancer-related cachexia. The primary endpoint has been met in the
Henley-in-Arden, 30 October 2013. Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management (MFM) has announced that its second Open House event aimed at companies seeking Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) start-up investment or EIS (expansion capital for growing businesses) investment is taking place on 6 November 2013 at Forward House in Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. Since its first
CYP Design Ltd (CDL) is pleased to announce that it has completed a seed funding round led by Mercia Fund Management Ltd (MFM) under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). CDL is a spin out from the Leicester School of Pharmacy, part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University (DMU).
Henley-in-Arden, UK, 21 October 2013. Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management (MFM) today announced the appointment of Talon Golding to head up Sales and Investor Relations. Talon is tasked with driving the continued growth of funds under management whilst strengthening relationships with the increasing number of investors and their advisors. Talon Golding brings a