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20 angel investor networks you should know about

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success UPDATED: The UK has the most developed web of angel investor networks in Europe with 15,000 angel investors dotted around the country, according to the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). They’ve been generous with their cash, too.

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Top UK angel networks for your start-up

Growth Business

Despite the first quarter of 2023 seeing a drop in deals to 41, down from 95 in the same quarter in 2022, the UK remains the biggest angel investor market in Europe. An angel investor is an individual investor with, usually, a high net worth. See also: What metrics do start-up investors look for?

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Fifteen ways to raise £1 million in business finance

Growth Business

He should know; for his first venture he spent a year doing the rounds before successfully raising just over £1 million from legendary investor Jon Moulton (who rejected him the first time). Once you’ve made money for investors, it’s a different story.’ million can be raised by investors when they pool their resources,’ they said.

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Private Equity Interest in Orthopedics Grows

Focus Investment Banking

Between 2004 and 2019, 41 orthopedic practices and surgeon groups in 22 states were acquired by 34 PE and other investment firms, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. PE investors also provide professional management so doctors can concentrate on their patients instead of running a business.

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

Mergers and Inquisitions

If you think about the most “public” investors – the likes of Bill Ackman and David Einhorn – many of them have something in common: they operate single-manager hedge funds. They might have separate teams for specific strategies or markets, but everything is run under a single Profit & Loss statement (P&L).

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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

Wood joined Ninety One in 2021 after serving for a year and a half at Aviva Investors as a credit trader and for five years at Vanguard as a fixed income trader. You’re also going against very sophisticated investors who are no longer naïve. You’ve got competing market makers that you are up against.

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Consumer Retail Private Equity: Barbarians at the Gate, or Tech Bros on a Shopping Spree?

Mergers and Inquisitions

According to Reuters , consumer/retail deals accounted for 15% of private equity deal volume between ~2004 and ~2014 but fell to only 7% between ~2014 and ~2024. On the Job Recruiting Should You Go Shopping for Consumer Retail Private Equity Jobs? Private equity interest in consumer retail started strong but declined over time.