A phased year-long PR & Marketing campaign will maximise awareness of the Growth Investor Awards and build momentum up to and beyond the awards ceremony. Designed around the announcement of finalists and winners, and supported by a high profile and influential Advisory Board, PR content will be distributed to industry and national media and coordinated with over 50 affiliate partners – with press releases created for sponsors to adapt for each key stage of the campaign. The halo of celebration and recognition at the prestigious ceremony creates the perfect atmosphere for developing business relationships – providing sponsors with an opportunity to host key clients and prospects with invitations and seating plans facilitated by the organiser.
Benefits of
Sponsorship of the Growth Investor Awards enables partners to maximise opportunities for brand awareness and business acquisition in the context of growth investment, innovation and impact.
Benefits of Sponsorship
THREE REASONS TO SPONSOR
BRAND
Increase awareness of key products and services by aligning with a relevant award from our programme.
ACCESS
Connect with key decision-makers at touch-points through the year and at the ceremony.
REACH
Logo and content incorporated into PR & marketing campaign supported by over 50 affiliate partners.
OUR SPONSORS
ADEMPI ASSOCIATES
We are a London-based compliance consultancy offering hands-on support and specialist advice to financial services firms on the regulatory issues affecting them. We cover all areas of FCA and European regulation that have an impact in the UK, and provide support to our clients across the full range of compliance topics.
ASTON LARK
At Aston Lark we pride ourselves on our integrity, our vast knowledge and our promise to always deliver. Already awarded the highly prestigious Corporate Chartered Insurance Broker status, we’re recognised for our ethical good practice, the pursuit of excellence, and for achieving the highest standards for our clients. While our services are wide-ranging, our customer service is always personal.
BATES WELLS
Bates Wells is a law firm that believes in making a positive impact, whether that’s achieving legislative and regulatory change, or working on landmark cases with wide-ranging implications. Many of their clients are in the impact economy, typically investors and businesses whose purpose is to benefit society or the environment, as well as their shareholders.
BEAUHURST
Beauhurst is a platform that helps professionals access data, research and insight on the UK’s startups and high-growth companies. Our customers include some of the UK’s leading organisations in professional services, higher education, banking and government.
BRITISH BUSINESS BANK
We are a government-owned business development bank dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses.
CROWE
Crowe U.K. LLP is a national audit, tax and advisory firm. We are the UK member of Crowe Horwath International, the eighth largest global professional services network with 200 independent member firms operating from offices around the world. We are trusted by thousands of clients for our head for figures, our specialist advice, and our readiness to give our clients added value. Our head office, in the City of London, is the centre of our eight-office network that offers national coverage. As part of the wider Crowe Horwath International network, we work with organisations in more than 130 countries worldwide.
EXACT LIBRIS
Libris is an Ultrasecure SaaS, full spectrum tax-efficient and alternative asset investment management system, comprising digital application processes, inbuilt CRM, investor onboarding and portfolio management, cash and charges administration, adviser charge accounting, allotments into portfolio companies, portfolio company controls and ongoing due diligence, digital EIS3 generation, custodian interfaces, API’s, investor reporting and on-line portals for Investors, Advisers and Investee Companies.
For the post-pandemic ‘normal’, our new Libris Ventura service offers a single point login for Adviser Firms to view their investors’ portfolios across multiple managers using our Libris system, showcase their own curated investment opportunities to clients via the web and invest digitally across all our existing Libris customers via a paperless investment process.
KIN FUND SERVICES
Kin Fund Services helps asset managers launch and operate Venture Capital funds. As the fund services arm of Kin Group, the firm provides a broad range of services to both retail and institutional funds; ranging from fund management to fund administration and compliance consultancy. We are passionate about alignment of interests and working in a fair and transparent way. We are Kin.
MAINSPRING
Mainspring is a leading supplier of fund administration and custody services to private equity, venture capital, EIS, and other alternative fund managers in the UK. Founded in 2010, our service is designed to support and flex to our client’s needs and to evolve in tandem with changing requirements.
MICAP
MI Capital Research Ltd (MICAP) is a provider of quality independent due diligence and research into the alternative investment market. Founded in 2013, MICAP also provides an innovative and user-friendly online system for advisors and investors considering EIS, VCT, SEIS and BPR investment.
RW BLEARS
RW Blears LLP is a corporate law firm with extensive experience in the establishment of investment funds, public and private fund raisings, venture capital and private equity investments, takeovers, mergers, reconstructions, and joint ventures with a specialist corporate, tax and financial regulatory expertise in alternative and tax efficient structures for Venture Capital Trusts, EIS/SEIS funds and IFISA bonds and BPR platforms
SHAWBROOK BANK
Shawbrook is a rapidly growing UK specialist lending bank, serving the SME market with dedicated funding lines for a range of needs including change of ownership, working capital and business growth, as well as wholesale funding for non-bank specialist lenders. Throughout the investment lifecycle and whatever your strategy or sector focus, at Shawbrook we offer a range of debt finance solutions designed to support sponsor-backed UK SMEs including Unitranche and Growth Capital. Speak to our specialist team today to find out how we can support you on your next private equity or venture debt project.
