Catapult Venture Managers Limited
specialises in providing Equity Capital for businesses
requiring between £200k and £2m.
Equity capital is defined as the amount of capital provided
by the company's owner(s). This differs from debt capital
which requires business owners to pay interest and principal
payments to the debt financier at set intervals. Providing
new equity (an "issuance" of new equity) gives
the firm new capital and increases owners' equity by the
same amount and time needed. An issuance of new shares,
to raise new capital, increases shareholders' equity.
Formally, owners' equity is also a form of liability,
but is deemed separate and different from other liabilities
since it is a residual interest, ranked last in the series;
equity is generally considered to be an asset.
Catapult provides a full range funding requirement from
early stage, development capital to Management Buy Out
/Management Buy Ins. Since 1999 Catapult have invested
in over 50 companies, providing initial and further follow
on requirements. Catapult’s experienced team of
9 Executives and 3 Non Executive Directors have over 100
years of Venture Capital experience between them.
Early stage firms need funding for expenses associated
with marketing and product development
A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition where
a company's existing managers acquire a large part or
all of the company
A management buyin (MBI) occurs when a manager or a management
team from outside the company raises the necessary finance,
buys it, and becomes the company's new management. A management
buy-in team often competes with other purchasers in the
search for a suitable business. Usually, the team will
be led by a manager with significant experience at managing
director level.
Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type
of private equity capital typically provided to immature,
high-potential, growth companies in the interest of generating
a return through an eventual realization event such as
an IPO or trade sale of the company. Venture capital investments
are generally made as cash in exchange for shares in the
invested company
An executive is the senior manager or executive officer
of an organisation, company, or corporation
A non-executive director (NED, also NXD) or outside director
is a member of the board of directors of a company who
does not form part of the executive management team. He
or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated
with it in any other way. They are differentiated from
inside directors, who are members of the board also serving
as executive managers of the company
Catapult look for management teams with a good track
record who have a plan to rapidly develop a profitable
business. Businesses must have growth potential, a sustainable
unique selling point, be scaleable and be capable of achieving
a profitable exit for the investors within a reasonable
time frame.
Catapult invest in most sectors and are flexible on this,
but have a particular interest in Healthcare, Medical
Devices, Environmental or green propositions and Support
Services.
Catapult Venture Managers Limited can invest equity capital
between £200,000 and £2,000,000 for a minority
stake. We can work with other investors and are prepared
to both lead and be involved with investor syndicates.
