Join FirstCapital, Fox Williams and other leading industry experts for an interactive panel session as we consider the current approach to investing and discuss the key trends and opportunities for the future.

Thursday 11 February 2010 – Ten Dominion Street, London EC2M 2EE

Panel of experts:

William Reeve is the serial entrepreneur behind Fletcher Research (now NASDAQ:FORR) and LOVEFiLM.com. He is an experienced investor in numerous technology, internet and business services companies. His professional interests lie in e-commerce, business services, cloud computing, venture capital, seed funding and Series A / B investments for post-revenue fast-growing tech-driven businesses.

Luke Hakes is an investment manager at Octopus Ventures, a venture capital firm whose deal size ranges from £0.5 million to £2 million. Luke focusses on sourcing deal flow, evaluating and assessing potential investee companies and portfolio management. Luke has a science background and has held positions at Apple and Goldman Sachs.

Piers Hartland-Swann is a Director of FirstCapital, a corporate finance advisory firm based in West London focused on growth companies in the technology sector and advising on the raising of capital, mainly from the VC community, and on M&A transactions. FirstCapital was recently voted UK Small Investment Bank of the Year in ACQ magazine’s 2009 Country Awards.

Mark Tasker is a partner at Fox Williams and specialises in domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings and private equity investments within ebusiness and technology focus. Fox Williams was recently awarded the Mid Size Technology law firm of the year in the ACQ magazine’s 2009 Country Awards.

Simon Bridges is the Managing Director of the Corporate Finance team at Canaccord Adams. He has specialised in providing corporate advisory and broking services to small and mid cap companies. He is UK Head of Technology at Canaccord Adams.

The agenda

9.00 – 9.30am              Light breakfast, registration and networking
9.30 – 9.40am              Welcome and introduction by Kolvin Stone (Chair)
9.40 – 10.25am            Panel Session:

• What is happening in the market at present?
• What are the key trends emerging?
• What businesses and sectors are attracting investment?
• Predictions for the future and areas of growth
• What can businesses  do to make themselves  more attractive

10.25 – 10.50am            Pitching session

• Two businesses considering raising finance will present their cases to the panel for feedback

10.50am                       Close and networking

How to register

Places are limited so please register early by emailing Kristina Oliver at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your full name and company details to secure your free place

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