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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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Don’t over-promote EIS and VCT tax relief, FSA warns

The Financial Services Authority has warned Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) managers to avoid marketing investments at customers solely on attractive tax incentives.

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Core Capital gains support for ‘innovative’ LP fund

Shareholders of VCT private equity investor Core Capital have voted in favour of the firm creating a new £76.2 million limited partnership (LP) fund to commit further capital to its largest VCT portfolio companies.

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Venture capital and EIS consultation begins

HM Treasury has begun consulting on the future of seed and early-stage investment in the UK after the government announced reforms to the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) in March's 2011 Budget.

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VCTs primed for action

The cash holdings of venture capital trusts (VCTs) have increased for another year, with funds totalling £816 million for the 2010-11 tax year - a jump of more than 3.5 per cent on the year before, research reveals.

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Beringea exits Steak after global expansion

VCT fund manager Beringea has sold its equity interest in digital marketing agency Steak Media after a five-year investment that included the expansion of the business internationally.

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VCT fundraising tops £365 million

Venture Capital Trust (VCT) fund managers raised a total of £365 million during the 2010-2011 tax year, the fourth highest amount on record, research finds.

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New music festivals secure £1.5 million

VCT manager Ingenious Ventures has committed £1.5 million to launch two new music festivals in the UK following the success of its three-year investment in dance festival Creamfields.

Opinion

Why VCTs work

Comments from Chancellor George Osborne that there is a 'question mark' over the merits of VCTs have caused alarm among investors and fund managers.

Venture Capital Funding

The role of VCT finance

Fund managers have described VCTs as ‘coming of age’, but how do businesses benefit from accessing their finance?

News

Foresight and Clearwater launch £20 million VCT

Foresight Group and Clearwater Corporate Finance have joined forces to launch a £20 million venture capital trust (VCT) that will make investments of up to £1 million.

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Ingenious VCTs backs retro with £1 million

Retro music event, 80s Rewind Festival, will launch a sister festival in Scotland and plans to expand internationally after securing £1 million from specialist media sector investor Ingenious Entertainment VCTs.

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Octopus launches fifth Titan VCT

Investment house Octopus aims to raise £30 million after launching a fifth venture capital trust (VCT) in a series that targets small, early-stage UK companies.

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