Description

Albion Enterprise VCT PLC is a venture capital trust specializing in early and later stage investments. It does not invest in companies that deal in property or shares and securities, insurance, banking, agriculture. It seeks to invest in the technology companies with the focus on software, pharmaceutical services and leisure sector. The fund invests in smaller unquoted companies based in the United Kingdom and invests in shares or securities including loans with a five year or greater maturity period. It seeks to invest through a mixture of equity and secured loans. The gross assets of a portfolio company must not exceed £15 million ($17.39 million) immediately prior to the investment and £16 million ($18.55 million) immediately thereafter. The portfolio companies may receive more than £5 million ($5.80 million) in aggregate from all state aided providers of risk capital, including VCTs, in the 12 month period up to and including the most recent such investment.