Funding & Investment
Different types and sources of third party funding are appropriate for each stage of a company’s evolution. Once a kitchen table founder has exhausted boot strapping and friends & family, grant funding and pre-seed venture funds come into play.
Thereafter, as Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is defined, traditional Venture Capital (VC) stages Seed through Series E can support achievement of Product Market Fit (PMF) and scaling to full commercialization. After several years of positive and growing EBITDA, Private Equity (PE) comes into play.
Throughout the journey non dilutive capital in the forms of grant funding and debt can force-multiple equity returns and enhance shareholder value. Every funding requirement is unique.
We have decades of experience in all of the above and can help you determine which solution is right for you. Thereafter we can connect you with the right investment groups and support you through those discussions.
Startups & Scale Ups
For early stage capital we work exclusively with Greenbackers Investment Capital, a globally respected funding advisory whose private deal room has over 300 global VC fund members.
M & A / Growth Capital
For more mature companies with three plus years of healthy EBITDA we work with a range of UK and US private Equity Funds. Our specialization is family owned businesses seeking to exit to PE funds
Grant Funding
Vast sums of money are available from government and private source via non dilutive grants. Often these are tied to criteria like job creation or business location and sometimes to policy goals. Securing he grants can be hard work but it’s often worth it.
Post Deal Integration
The single biggest destroyer of value in the M&A world is a poorly executed integration. Sadly this is all too common in even the biggest companies. We have a comprehensive proven approach to minimizing this risk, backed up by many real world successes.