Steve Tigar, CEO, Money Dashboard, a Calculus Capital portfolio company, discusses how the use of personal finance management apps is becoming more mainstream and how banks will have to react to customers’ wishes to pool their finances and financial data. For the past few years banking has been facing what former Barclays chief executive, Antony … Continued
Calculus wins top industry prize for second year in row Calculus Capital has won the accolade of Best EIS Fund Manager at the EIS Association Awards 2015 – the second year running it has taken what is considered by many to be the industry’s top prize. The award was made at a ceremony at the … Continued
Changes To UK’s Enterprise Investment Schemes, Venture Capital Trusts – A Guide John Glencross, Calculus Capital , Chief Executive , London, 8 February 2016 Enterprise Investment Schemes and Venture Capital Trusts are ways in which people can secure considerable tax breaks by putting money to work in start-ups, early-stage and specialist companies in the UK. … Continued
John Glencross, CEO, Calculus Capital was featured in an article in the FT on the changing landscape for EIS since solar schemes are no longer viable. The article was published on 14th January 2016. Sunset for solar investments widens EIS spectrum Universities are moving to mop up venture capital redirected from green energy schemes after … Continued
John Glencross, CEO, Calculus Capital was featured in an FT Adviser article looking into increased adviser interest in the EIS industry. EIS Industry claims steady increase in adviser interest FT Adviser 16/12/15 Statistics from enterprise investment scheme investment firms Deepbridge Capital and Calculus Capital show a steady increase in the number of advisers using in EIS … Continued
John Glencross, CEO and Co-Founder, Calculus Capital sums up his thoughts on the Finance Act 2015 and how it will affect the EIS industry and Calculus Capital.“Our thoughts are that there is more complexity and that is unhelpful, but it does not materially impact the type of investments Calculus Capital makes for its EIS funds or … Continued
We’re delighted to share that our portfolio company Synpromics has signed a contract with US based AGTC. For the full press release please see below.Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare eye diseases, and Synpromics Limited, a leading synthetic … Continued
Calculus Capital’s CEO John Glencross was quoted in Fund Strategy’s article on EIS funding changes. The government’s move to introduce increased flexibility for replacement capital within EIS and VCT schemes, as revealed in the Autumn Statement, has been welcomed by the industry as boosting small business funding. Replacement capital is finance that has previously been provided to … Continued
Calculus Capital invests £2.5m in integrated marketing agency Once Upon A Time Once Upon A Time helps blue chip clients – such as Universal Pictures, Disney, Warner Bros, Lindt, Russian Standard Vodka, Hasbro and Pfizer deliver a continuous customer experience from advertising, to online and in-store experiences. The agency applies consumer insight and world-class creative … Continued
Calculus Capital invests £2.5m in Cambridge firm at centre of global multi-media content revolution London, October 29. Private equity specialist Calculus Capital has invested £2.5m in a media technology business that provides multi-media content management systems to leading broadcasters and businesses around the world. IPV, which is based in Cambridge’s hi-tech ‘Silicon Fen’ hub, develops … Continued