Most UK companies that raise a venture round don't need one. They need £3m to £15m, they have contracted revenue and a working sales motion, and they sell 20–30% of the equity for money a lender would have advanced against the same cash flows at a known cost. That trade made sense when debt was exp...

In the evolving financial architecture of 2026, the traditional pursuit of liquidity has been superseded by a demand for strategic alignment that 62% of executive boards are currently unprepared to meet, according to data from the 2024 Global Private Equity Report. You recognise that while equity ca...