Fox's Lair Success Breeds Sequel
Fox Capital, experts in corporate finance, are holding a second Fox's Lair competition, this time in Liverpool, it was announced today. Companies from around the UK are invited to compete for £millions in funding from the UK's leading sources of corporate investment.
Isle of Man, British Isles (PRWEB) February 16, 2007
Fox Capital, experts in corporate finance, are holding a second Fox's Lair competition, this time in Liverpool, it was announced today. Companies from around the UK are invited to compete for £millions in funding from the UK's leading sources of corporate investment.
The success of the first Fox's Lair competition, held last autumn in the Isle of Man, prompted the decision to stage a sequel. The competition, loosely based on the BBC's Dragon's Den, will see more than a dozen finalists vying to find funding for their businesses.
"The first Fox's Lair was a massive success with 11 of the 14 finalist being offered deals. Liverpool's vibrant economy and reputation for innovation makes it an excellent choice for the sequel," said Fox Capital Director Justin Martin. "Our focus remains expansion stage companies that are looking for up to £25 million in funding to take their businesses to the next level."
The Fox's Lair Liverpool is open to privately held companies of any size; profitability is not necessarily a requirement. Roy Tilleard, Director at Fox Capital explained; "Participants of the first Fox's Lair are now involved in deals worth more than £10m. Most of the successful companies came to us with strong turnover growth and a healthy margin. Now they're getting the necessary the resources they need to fully capitalise on opportunities. We want to bring the same opportunity to Liverpool."
As far as business and finance expertise goes, the Foxes have few equals. Justin Martin has spent the last 15 years in finance and business and product development, managing numerous businesses in the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation. He co-founded Flintstone Technologies plc, the AIM listed start-up and expansion stage investment company which completed more than 25 separate private equity transactions with a combined value of more than £40 million.
Roy Tilleard, a qualified accountant, has held executive roles in both multi-national and private businesses. He's best known for leading the international expansion of the Deb Group, known for its Swarfega brand, which he part-sold to Barclays Private Equity in a £135m transaction. He is also a director of Callows Yard Developments Ltd, an £11 million commercial property development in Castletown, Isle of Man.
Together they form Fox Capital, a firm that is a recognised expert in corporate fund raising. It provides services in equity and equity-linked fund raising, flotation, mergers and acquisitions, debt arrangements, in addition to other advisory services. The pair have forged close working relationships with the UK's leading private equity investors and commercial debt providers alongside a number of the UK's leading AIM advisory firms that can be quickly brought to bear for participants in the Fox's Lair Liverpool.
Applications for entry to the Fox's Lair Liverpool are being accepted now. Finalists will be asked to make a short presentation to a panel of investors on 28/29 March at The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool.
Applications and guidelines for the Fox's Lair can be downloaded from www. foxcapital. co. uk by emailing or calling Strive Public Relations on +44 (0)1624 628 994 to have an application sent in the post.
The deadline for entries is 17 March 2007. The judges' decisions will be final; no correspondence will be entered into.
Entries can be emailed or post to:
Fox's Lair Liverpool
C/o Strive Public Relations Limited
40 Woodbourne Road
Douglas, IM1 3AN
Notes to editors:
Isle of Man-based Fox Capital Limited provides a range of corporate finance services including equity and equity-linked fund raising, flotation, mergers and acquisitions debt arrangements and other advisory services. Since 2002 the company has built its business on forging strong relationships and effectively bridging the gap between investors and entrepreneurs. www. foxcapital. co. uk,
Media and reader enquiries to
Sherrilynne Starkie, 01624 628994
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