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Competitive Regions – shaping best practice Sheffield, 9 October 2003. Presentation on Support to SMEs. Background. Launched in 1996 as a unique £25m fund Private sector/public sector partnership Central to Objective One Programme
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Competitive Regions – shaping best practice Sheffield, 9 October 2003 Presentation on Support to SMEs
Background • Launched in 1996 as a unique £25m fund • Private sector/public sector partnership • Central to Objective One Programme • Proven Demand for gap finance in the SME marketplace
Structure • Company Limited by Guarantee • Stakeholders -Bank of England, Chamber Of Commerce, MSIF Partners • Private Sector investors plus ERDF • MSIF Board of Directors (non-executive) • Fund Management (executive)
MSIF’s Role on Merseyside • To help businesses get started or expand • Improve the Merseyside economy • Create and save jobs
Track Record – Objective One Programme 1993-99 • £32m successfully invested • 600 businesses backed • 5000 jobs created or saved • £88m private sector money levered in • MSIF model replicated in South Yorkshire, Wales and Cornwall
£80m for Merseyside Businesses Objective One Programme 2000-2006An £80m fund • ERDF £ 36m • Barclays Bank £ 22m • Merseyside Pension Fund £ 22m
Targets • Support 1,000 businesses • Create 7,500 jobs • Preserve 5,200 jobs • £150m private sector leverage • Make commercial returns to ensure sustainability
Types of Support Available • Loans • Loans with an equity-based premium • Venture Capital • Management Support NO GRANTS • Up to 50% of the total amount needed
What we look for • Strong, balanced management team • Commercial Viability • Committed, capable and focused leadership • Quality Business Plan • Great ideas, innovation, unique product or service, proven demand
Situations in which we Operate • Start-ups • Businesses needing working/development capital • Rescue – out of receivership • MBOs, MBIs • Syndicated deals
Small Firms Fund£20M • Loans £3k to £100k • Fixed interest rates • Interest Rebate – one third • Business support post investment • Sole traders, partnerships, limited companies
Mezzanine Fund£20M • Loans £100k to £1m • Floating interest rate • 33% interest rebate • Exit premium • Support via Non-Exec Directors • Limited companies only
Venture Fund£40M • Equity up to £2m • Business support post investment • Limited Companies only
Why the model has worked • Established market need – products tailored to those needs • Partnerships/Relationships/Profile • Management Support • Terms of deal balance business needs with commerciality
Fund Management • Alliance Fund Managers - newly established fund management company • £123 million under management – now one of UK’s largest regional fund managers • Culture and approach
THE VISION • A lasting institution to serve SMEs • Plugging a growing “funding gap” • Working with local partners • Targets in the perceived growth sectors • Continued value for money within Objective One Programme