UK investors rush to venture capital trusts ahead of Budget Investing Two venture capital trusts (VCTs) have raised £90m in just 45 days as investors rush into the vehicles ahead of a potential hike in capital gains tax at the Budget. Capital gains tax currently sits at 20 per cent but rumours are spreading that the levy could be lifted by Rachel Reeves’s at her first [...]
Venture capital trust season kicks off as Mobeus launches £90m share offer Investing The start of VCT season has arrived with a bang, as Gresham House-run Mobeus has launched £90m in share offers for two of its venture capital trusts. The two VCTs have total net assets of £343m and a combined portfolio of about 50 companies, ranging from early-stage companies with almost no revenue to later-stage, profitable [...]
