All deals and engagements are different. But whether you are looking to raise funds or acquire another company, Tower Gate Capital takes the same approach - we understand your business, then structure and execute a solution that works for you.

Our team not only combines a depth and range of industry knowledge with advisory experience that covers many sectors - we have also become experts in a number of specific areas, such as Technology, Media and Wireless Telecommunications (TMT). We are therefore able to help private and publicly-quoted companies in the UK, Europe and US pursue a wide range of opportunities. These typically fall into two categories:

FUNDRAISING

We work with high-growth private and public companies from any sector, especially those seeking a second, or later, funding round of at least £1 million. We are also able to raise pre-IPO finance immediately prior to an OFEX or AIM listing. And we are successful too - while many markets have seen downturns over the past few years, we have been able to raise over £30 million for companies in the TMT sectors.

Transatlantic funding networks

A big part of our success is due to the network of relationships we maintain throughout the UK and US investment markets. In the UK, our sources range from high net worth individuals, business angel networks and early stage government-backed funds, to regional venture capital funds, venture capital trusts and institutional investors. In the US, we have partnerships with a number of active private investment firms focused on the needs of high net worth individuals and institutional investors.

Client support - from beginning to end

Supporting our clients through all stages of the process is fundamental to our work. Fundraising is time consuming, so we take the majority of the workload from the company's management and allow them to focus on running their business. By developing a full understanding of our clients' businesses we are also able to make important contributions to all aspects of corporate finance strategy.

CORPORATE FINANCE

Effective advisers need to understand their clients' businesses. Our own high-growth company experience, as entrepreneurs, consultants, investors and managers, gives us an edge in this area. It ensures that we are able to grasp the dynamics of a business quickly, and provide innovative, independent advice to a growing list of clients in the UK and US: institutions, corporates, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals.

Effective services

The Tower Gate Capital team includes lawyers, accountants and corporate finance professionals with experience of both small company deals and large public and cross-border transactions. We are therefore able to handle all aspects of a deal in areas including:

• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
• Management buy-outs and buy-ins
• Corporate restructurings and turnaround situations
• Strategic partnerships / joint ventures
• Private placements
• Institutional fund raising

What our clients say

"Tower Gate quickly gained a clear understanding of our technology, our business and what we wanted to achieve with it. Their business plan as well as the support they gave us was crucial in our recent fund raising, and they were extremely proactive in managing all stages of the process allowing management to maintain its focus on growing the business."
Annie Brooking, CEO, Astron Clinica