GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR

The ultimate fund manager can demonstrate the best combination of innovation in product development, impact on investee business and engagement of advisers…

The Growth Investor of the Year award recognizes providers specialising in alternative investments who can demonstrate innovation in product development, impact on SME growth, and engagement in adviser outreach. Reviewed in context of size of client base and proportion of alternative investment in client portfolios, a panel of judges will score each entry based on questions related to Investment performance, Impact on investee companies, Product development, Adviser outreach, and Management of risk.

2017 Finalists:

  • Albion Capital
  • Deepbridge Capital
  • MMC Ventures
  • NVM Private Equity
  • Stage Capital

This award has kindly been sponsored by Beauhurst

SPONSOR

Toby Austin, CEO of Beauhurst

“We are passionate about helping business professionals discover and track the UKs high-growth companies. Working with Intelligent Partnership will allow us to showcase the power of our data, helping advisors and investors better understand market trends and opportunities, and provide a valuable resource for professionals across the country. We are particularly delighted to sponsor the Growth Investor of the Year award, the main accolade of what promises to be a tremendous evening.”


Past Winner

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Octopus Investments

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Our founders’ obsession with always delivering something better has led us on a unique journey. Today we are building companies that people love and which make a difference.

We now have close to 500 employees and manage £6 billion on behalf of more than 50,000 investors. We’ve built market-leading positions in tax-efficient investment, smaller company financing, renewable energy and healthcare. But no matter how big we get, we’ll keep doing the simple things well and keep looking after each of our customers, day in, day out.

https://www.octopusinvestments.com/

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MMC Ventures

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MMC is one of the most active venture capital investors in the UK. We back entrepreneurs based in the UK with global ambition, and partner with them to provide capital and strategic input as they grow.

Founded in 2000, MMC has built a nationwide network that sources our proprietary deal flow and provides valuable connections for our portfolio.

We believe in putting our money where our mouth is. Of the £180m currently under management, over £11m has been invested by the MMC team – on the same terms as our investors.

Our investors are individuals and institutions whose risk appetite, outlook and values match our own. They invest through MMC fund structures that allow us to maximise their returns.

https://www.mmcventures.com/