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Articles and analysis on Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), the investment vehicles designed to provide individual investors with access to venture capital investments while offering tax incentives.

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Quester VCTs acquired by NewMedia SPARK

Private equity firm NewMedia SPARK is to purchase Querist, which manages venture capital funds for early-stage technology and life sciences.

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YFM ready to spend £145 million

With a £10 million top-up offer for its British Smaller Companies VCT, private equity group YFM now has a total of £145 million to invest in its chosen SME companies.

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Investors losing interest in VCTs

Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) are proving markedly less popular this tax year, says John Davey, VCT analyst at Bestinvest.

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Ingenious backs Prodigy

Ingenious has invested £2 million through its two music VCTs to support the next album of the dance act Prodigy.

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Baronsmead pleased by VCT performance

Baronsmead VCT has seen a quarterly increase in its Net Asset Value to 102.p per ordinary share and 108.3p per C share at 31 December 2006.

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AIC names top performing VCT member

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC), the trade organisation for the investment company industry, has named ProVen Growth & Income VCT as its top performing VCT member in 2006.

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£15 million top-up for BSC VCT

British Smaller Companies VCT, which is managed by YFM Private Equity, is seeking to raise up to £15.375 million.

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Inflexion focuses on buy-outs

Aberdeen Asset Managers has taken over the management contract of Guinness Flight VCT from Inflexion Private Equity.

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ProVen VCT re-opens

Beringea, the manager of the ProVen and ProVen Growth & Income VCTs, has re-opened ProVen VCT with the launch of a £15 million 'C' share offer.

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Ingenious backs The Invisible Band

Media-industry investment business Ingenious has signed its second deal with record label Independiente, having agreed to invest an initial £2 million in the production of melodic Scottish pop-rock outfit Travis’ fifth album. Both of Ingenious’ Music VCTs are involved in the deal.

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VCT backing for smooth operator

Surgical robot developer Armstrong Healthcare has concluded a £1.3 million funding round, backed by a series of investors led by VCT funds Hygea and Oxford Technology.

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Ingenious deal

Ingenious’ first Music VCT has completed only its second investment to date, backing the second album of Mercury Prize nominee Martina Topley-Bird. Nominated for the prestigious music industry prize in 2003 for her debut release Quixotic, Topley-Bird is now working on her new album.

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