Big Data's big moment?
Posted in by Will Laws on Mon, 22 Apr 2013
We ask if 'Big Data' is just the latest technology buzz-phrase, or if it creates real opportunities for growth and for investors. Read more
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Sharing ideas, engaging with entrepreneurs, discussing the dynamics of investment management and how we can help to build great businesses. The ideas and conclusions in this blog are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oxford Capital Partners. They are for general interest only and should not be taken as investment advice or as an invitation to purchase or sell any investment.
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10 reasons why EIS should form part of your tax year end activity
Posted in Investing, EIS investments, tax efficient investing by Simon Ruthers on Fri, 8 Feb 2013
With tax efficient investing high on many client agendas, if you are not speaking with your clients about EIS, there are a number of compelling reasons why you may wish to do so. Read more
Sirigen - view from The Bridge
Posted in by Andrew Sherlock on Fri, 1 Feb 2013
Nick Kerton, CEO of Sirigen, explains how Oxford Capital’s support helped the company achieve a successful trade sale. Read more
The name's Bond...
Posted in by Colin Watts on Wed, 3 Oct 2012
As part of our market monitoring activities we have become aware that the dual desires for income and risk protection have pushed many of the classic income markets to very extreme levels. All investors should operate a portfolio allocation strategy that suits their circumstances, but occasionally certain markets become over extended and every one should review their individual allocations in this context. Read more
Social network IPOs - Are they trending?
Posted in by Will Orde on Fri, 7 Sep 2012
The IPO of Facebook in May 2012 and the subsequent share performance has grabbed news headlines, but is this a one-off or the result of more general trends in the social networks and technology sectors? Read more
Apple still appealing
Posted in by Colin Watts on Tue, 4 Sep 2012
Apple has achieved something remarkable in becoming the largest company the world has ever seen in terms of market capitalisation. Can their momentum be maintained? Read more
Defeating the vicarage syndrome
Posted in Investors, Investing by David Mott on Tue, 24 Jul 2012
The badge of 'serial entrepreneur' is one that more of the UK's top business talent aspire to and this is to be celebrated. Thankfully there is an upturn in second or third time entrepreneurs starting new ventures as David discovers in his article for The FT. Read more
The attraction of the small
Posted in by James Faulkner on Fri, 18 May 2012
The risks of backing small companies haven’t stopped investors clamouring for the attractive potential returns of small-cap in the first quarter of 2012. And there are ways of accessing the growth potential of the UK’s emerging success stories without risking it all. Read more
Shopping for growth
Posted in by Will Laws on Fri, 18 May 2012
GDP growth may be faltering, but as the business world changes it creates opportunities to invest in dynamic companies. BagThat.com, the latest addition to the Oxford Capital portfolio, is bringing a brand new retail model to the booming internet market. Double-dip or no Read more
Budget means last chance for solar, but bright future for EIS investment
Posted in Investors, Investing by Will Laws on Fri, 23 Mar 2012
George Osborne’s Budget puts a stop to future EIS opportunities relating to electricity feed-in tariffs. But his other revisions to the EIS, and the introduction of the SEIS, provide a welcome boost to innovative businesses in need of growth capital, and to investors in search of tax efficient opportunities. Read more
Booming in Brazil?
Posted in by John Gale on Tue, 6 Mar 2012
Figures released today suggest that Brazil may have overtaken the UK as the world’s sixth largest economy. The data shows that growth slowed from 7.5% in 2010 to 2.7% in 2011, partly due to the impact of the Eurozone crisis. But in an economic climate in which many countries are struggling to achieve any growth at all, how do they do it? Read more
Biopesticides: the new Biotechs?
Posted in Investors, Sustainability by David Mott on Fri, 3 Feb 2012
A dwindling pipeline of new technology; major companies threatened by blockbuster products coming off-patent, an increasingly stringent and constraining regulatory environment. Sound familiar? Not the pharma sector, but the high growth sector of biocontrol. Read more
Avoiding the funding trap
Posted in Investing, Funding by Alastair Stewart on Mon, 9 Jan 2012
One of many things we look out for when looking at new investment opportunities: a funding trap. If we can see a high risk of being stuck in one of these, more often than not we will pass on the opportunity. How do you avoid getting "rejected" for this reason? Read more
Global Equities: A different animal?
Posted in Private equity, portfolio management by Edward Mott on Tue, 1 Nov 2011
Edward Mott explores the role of private equity and venture capital in post-recession equity portfolio optimisation. Read more
Making hay while the sun shines
Posted in Investors by Sebastian Miller on Mon, 31 Oct 2011
Sunlight takes just 8 minutes to reach the earth and, in just 1 hour, more sunlight energy falls on the earth than is used by the entire population in one year? You may have noticed a growing number of column inches in the investment press about the UK’s solar energy sector which is experiencing rapid growth. Odd for a country best known for its fog and rain! Read more
The Vicarage Syndrome
Posted in Investors, Entrepreneurs by David Mott on Mon, 22 Aug 2011
'Autonomy to be acquired by HP'. This was the news hitting Twitter on 19th August 2011. A less reported point is that Mike was called in to meet with David Cameron at Number 10, before the deal was announced. For David Cameron, as for many of us involved in the UK tech sector, the question is whether this deal is a triumph or a tragedy? Read more
Google reaches out to UK VCs
Posted in Investors, Entrepreneurs by David Mott on Thu, 30 Jun 2011
Today Google announced Google+. But its Executive Chairman was not in the Valley or on Wall Street. Instead he was talking to a group of UK tech entrepreneurs and VCs. Some notes from the discussion. Read more
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