Investing in tech focused businesses - 11 February 2010
Join Fox Williams and other leading industry experts for an interactive panel session as we consider the current approach to investing and discuss the key trends and opportunities for the future.
Thursday 11 February 2010 – The Barbican Centre, (the Redgrave conference rooms), Silk Street. London, EC2Y 8DS
Panel of experts:
William Reeve is the serial entrepreneur behind Fletcher Research (now NASDAQ:FORR) and LOVEFiLM.com. He is an experienced investor in numerous technology, internet and business services companies. His professional interests lie in e-commerce, business services, cloud computing, venture capital, seed funding and Series A / B investments for post-revenue fast-growing tech-driven businesses.
Luke Hakes is an investment manager at Octopus Ventures, a venture capital firm whose deal size ranges from £0.5 million to £2 million. Luke focusses on sourcing deal flow, evaluating and assessing potential investee companies and portfolio management. Luke has a science background and has held positions at Apple and Goldman Sachs.
Piers Hartland-Swann is a Director of FirstCapital, a corporate finance advisory firm based in West London focused on growth companies in the technology sector and advising on the raising of capital, mainly from the VC community, and on M&A transactions. FirstCapital was recently voted UK Small Investment Bank of the Year in ACQ magazine’s 2009 Country Awards.
Simon Bridges is the Managing Director of the Corporate Finance team at Canaccord Adams. He has specialised in providing corporate advisory and broking services to small and mid cap companies. He is UK Head of Technology at Canaccord Adams.
The agenda
9.00 – 9.30am Light breakfast, registration and networking
9.30 – 9.40am Welcome and introduction by Kolvin Stone (Chair)
9.40 – 10.25am Panel Session:
- What is happening in the market at present?
- What are the key trends emerging?
- What businesses and sectors are attracting investment?
- Predictions for the future and areas of growth
- What can businesses do to make themselves more attractive
10.25 – 10.50am Pitching session
- Two businesses considering raising finance will present their cases to the panel for feedback
10.50am Close and networking
How to register
Places are limited so please register early by emailing Kristina Oliver at koliver@foxwilliams.com with your full name and company details to secure your free place
Date: 11/02/2010 | Author: ebizlaw team