• Venture Capital is medium to long-term finance provided in return for an equity stake in potentially high growth unquoted companies.
• Venture capital provides share capital, to help unquoted companies grow and succeed.
• If you are looking to start up, expand, buy into a business, buy out a division of your parent company, turnaround or revitalise a company, venture capital could help you to do this.
• Obtaining venture capital is very different from raising debt or a loan from a lender, such as a bank.
• Lenders have a legal right to interest on a loan and repayment of the capital, irrespective of your success or failure.
• Venture capital is invested in exchange for a stake in your company and, as shareholders, the investors’ returns are dependent on the growth and profitability of your business.