"Flexible, focussed, fast and professional. Big Issue Invest has an intimate understanding and commitment to providing transformational health and care for excluded communities."
Francis Davis, Chairman SCA
"Flexible, focussed, fast and professional. Big Issue Invest has an intimate understanding and commitment to providing transformational health and care for excluded communities."
Francis Davis, Chairman SCA
| Big Issue Invest is launching a Social Enterprise Investment Fund. This will provide risk capital for social enterprises that have the capacity for scale, profitability and significant social impact.
We will be looking to finance the growth of existing social enterprises and businesses, but will also consider early stage businesses that have a strong business model and management. Investment may be used for a variety of purposes, for example, working capital, asset purchase or acquisitions of other businesses, converting them into social enterprises. Investments will be from £50,000 to £500,000, with the possibility of additional future investment depending on the success of the business. We seek to be actively involved as a strategic partner, typically through Board representation. |
This fund will offer both financial and social returns to investors. We are partnering with a number of venture philanthropy funders who want to move away from 'efficient' giving towards sustainable social investment.
The Fund will be a vehicle to grow social enterprises that create greater social opportunity and environmental sustainability in the UK while demonstrating the viability of social investing to the wider investment community. Ron Sheldon, Managing Director of Advent International London, will chair the investment Committee. The model is not based on taking large equity stakes in businesses with a 3-5 year exit plan. We take a longer term view and look to generate returns through cashflow in a manner which does not jeopardise the social objectives of the business. | |
