Mercia Asset Management PLC announces North East Accelerate Fund
The North East Fund is now live, a £350 million initiative designed to create 2,300 new jobs and support 470 innovative businesses over the next 15 years.
Fund Principal, Ian Wilson details the new North East Accelerate Fund portion, which will invest £50,000 to £1million in early-stage, high-growth companies and help founders turn bold ideas into thriving businesses.
This is a transformative opportunity for founders across the region to access the investment they need to scale, innovate and succeed.
Mercia empowers UK businesses to innovate and grow, forging long-term partnerships
Fuelling UK business ambitions, we provide venture capital, business loans and private equity ranging from £100k to £10m to accelerate growth and impact. Our mission is to be the first-choice provider of capital for businesses that typically seek up to £10million. We strive to be a responsible long-term investment partner, pledging far more than capital when we invest in your business.
Find out more about how we can support your business innovation and growth:
Looking for investment?
Mercia Ventures
Venture capital up to £10m
Mercia Debt
Business loans up to £2m
FDC
Growth capital up to £10m
Mercia PE
Private equity up to £10m
Why Mercia?
Mercia has been a trusted provider of capital since 2010. Deploying capital into overlooked UK regions, we have an active portfolio stewardship and a commitment to sustainability and responsible investing.
Committed
Committed to understanding the specific requirements of your business and help guide you through the intricacies of investment and financing.
Responsible
A strong commitment to sustainability and responsible investing, supporting most sectors and all UK regions.
Supportive
With hands-on support for success and active portfolio support, we share board-level expertise and strategic guidance.
A decade of building, a future of scaling
Our story
Mercia was founded with a clear thesis: Many of the UK’s most compelling private market opportunities lie outside London.
Our mission was simple – be on the ground in the regions, find the best deals, and bring scalable capital to meet them. From our origins in the Midlands, we’ve built one of the UK’s most respected private market investment platforms, with 11 regional offices and a 120+ strong team deploying capital where it matters most.
From vision to execution
A fitting symbol
The name Mercia harks back to an ambitious Anglo-Saxon kingdom, a fitting symbol for a business built on regional prosperity and national reach.
- Founded to be the first choice for investors, investees and employees
- Designed to embed in the regions to originate high-quality private market opportunities
- Built to scale across private equity, debt, venture and real assets
- Trusted by British Business Investments, UK pension funds and leading institutions
- Listed on AIM in 2014, bringing transparency and accountability to private market investing
Dedicated, experienced and approachable
Who we are
People are the centre of everything that we do, whether it’s strengthening the industry-leading management teams that we invest in, or developing and collaborating with our colleagues, we strive to live our values and bring our best game to work every day.
Our specialist approach delivers deep domain knowledge, not just about our sectors, but equally, the regions in which we do business. This specialism matters to our portfolio because this knowledge-driven approach drives our investment success.
