Corporate Partner at Shoosmiths (specialising in Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers/Acquisitions and Restructures particularly in the Clean Energy and Tech Sectors)
🔍 Taking a look through this BBC News article it's clear there is much to do in encouraging more investment in businesses in NI's start-up ecosystem. 📈 However, the positive news is the continued growth of inward investment year on year. Shoosmiths alone has helped numerous investment funds from outside of NI invest in NI businesses and, in the last number of months, three of those invested in NI for the first time. Other potential first-time investors are keen to hear about the movers and shakers at risk of missing out. 🦄 As the number of success stories increase, the more interest there is around the ecosystem. It does feels like it's only a matter of time before a unicorn appears in NI but, as Steve Orr mentions in the article, £bn companies are not the be all and end all with exit proceeds being recycled to spur on the next wave of innovative businesses. 🚀 There are many and greater things to come. #investment #venturecapital #privateequity #norniron