Our Director General, Michael Moore, spoke to Private Equity Intl today about the appointment of the new Prime Minister and how her near-term priorities could affect the #privatecapital industry.

Read what he had to say 👇

Great to meet leading Venture Capital companies at BVCA’s offices this morning.

Last year a record $25.5 billion investment went to our tech sector.

VC & PE industry is hugely important as it supports jobs, helps entrepreneurs, creates wealth & fosters innovation.

Today at the festival...

Journalist and author Allan Little delivering the McInroy & Wood Lecture 2022 tonight.

'Appetite' adds yet another dimension to the life of this former cabinet minister who proves that he can cook even better than he can dance. And Ed might also have one or two comments about parties, and not only the catering...

TKS: ctzn.tk/edballs

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The Borders Book Festival always delivers a great mix of writers and personalities and this year is no different…

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Thanks to Ian King for today’s discussion about the 2 million jobs backed by private capital in the UK. The report for the BVCA produced by EY EY UKI is available bit.ly/38rDexM

Europe’s #PrivateEquity and #VentureCapital industry are more than just observers of political events: we are investors, partners to entrepreneurs, employers and a continuous force for growth in markets and people.

That’s why we #StandWithUkraine

Mayor Houchen was joined by BVCA Director General, Michael Moore for a tour - led by Nova Pangaea's CEO, Sarah Ellerby - of the company's ground-breaking site where unwanted plant biomass or offcuts are converted into biofuels 👷👷👷

The Productive Finance Working Group is a 'hugely significant initiative' said Michael Moore, the BVCA's Director General.

Read more about our involvement in the group and the progress made towards helping DC pension schemes allocate to #privateequity , below.

Thanks for having me on and highlighting private capital investment in all parts of the UK - more here bvca.co.uk/media-and-publ…

SEP backed Vital Energi features in BVCA’s annual report on investment activity which tells the story of #privateequity & #venturecapital in 2020, how the industry reacted to COVID-19 & supported businesses all across the UK ow.ly/7D3450GaucZ

'The #privateequity and #venturecapital industry is alive to and committed to the role it can play - and has been playing - in preventing climate change,' says Michael Moore, the BVCA's Director General.

Read our full response to the IPCC's report, here:
bvca.co.uk/media-and-publ…

Great to see @Blackstone making such a major, long-term investment in the UK, creating thousands of jobs and cementing our position as a leader in the film industry

Britain is open for business 🇬🇧

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Our charity exists to save lives at sea. Our mission is to save every one. Our lifesavers are compelled to help those in need without judgement of how they came to be in the water. They have done so since the RNLI was founded in 1824 and this will always be our ethos.

As an adoptive dad myself, I agree there is lots to do here.

Cutting foreign aid in 2021 by over £3.5 bn cannot be about fiscal discipline if the govt is raising defence spending this year by an even larger amount (> £4 bn).
A point I rarely hear these days, as the govt gets set to break its pledge to spend 0.7% GDP on ODA.