Four great speakers will be discussing various Clean Tech new technology and related business models that offer competitive returns for investors and customers, while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste or environmental pollution. Who should attend? CISI corporate finance members and everyone interested in cleantech. Speakers Barry Shrier, Chairman, Liberty ecars Christopher Nicholson, Head of […]

Companies are expected to increase their market value, over time. They do so by allocating resources to select operations and projects, generating returns above the cost of capital. Projects are undertaken to take advantage of opportunities, or deal with threats. They are steps into the unknown. Each project cannot have a positive return, but the […]

Equity Crowdfunding (EC) is a process that enables people to invest in unlisted companies (early stage and SME) in exchange for equity. It is arguably the most exciting model of online alternative finance. P2P lending may dominate the sector, but EC is growing faster. Furthermore, the model is rapidly evolving, bringing angels and firms in […]

There seem to be many definitions of Alternative Finance (AF). The broadest one refers to virtually all the ways that businesses and consumers obtain funding, beyond banks and stock markets. Among others, they include Angel Investors, Venture Capital and Private Equity/ Debt. As well as Crowdfunding – Equity and Debt (Marketplace/ P2P Lending). This webinar […]

Debt Crowdfunding (DC) for business includes several models such as Marketplace Lending, sometimes known as Peer-to-Peer Lending, and Mini Bonds. The "crowd", which potentially includes any investor, can lend money via an online platform/ website to a business. Compared to traditional bank loans, DC can keep the costs down for borrowing businesses. DC is also […]

Valuations of technology companies do not seem to follow the traditional technical valuations. Why is there such a difference between UK and USA tech valuations? Are their views true? What methods do analysts use to arrive at their valuations? Is the venture capital space becoming more of a “private IPO market”? Join us and tech […]