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Bootlaw
Bootlaw is a free boot camp and online resource for emerging technology, internet and digital businesses and the professionals working in them who want to learn more about the legal issues they face. With over 750 members, it is the biggest law-related meetup on meetup.com and it is brought to you by Barry Vitou and Danvers Baillieu, lawyers at international firm Pinsent Masons LLP, which represents many prominent investors, companies and entrepreneurs on the UK's tech start up scene. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bootlaw is "changing the way lawyers do business with start-ups".To join in and for more information go to www.bootlaw.com
EC1 Capital
EC1 Capital is an early stage tech investment fund that invests in web technology businesses primarily located in the UK, and specifically in London.
EC1 Capital makes seed stage and early stage investments in the best and brightest entrepreneurial teams, as well as providing follow-on funding, at times syndicating with other Angel or VC Groups for larger amounts.
EC1 Capital is run by entrepreneurs who understand the ups and downs of the startup world, trying to make the bumpy entrepreneurial road a little smoother.
Based in the EC1 area of London, popularly known as Tech City, EC1 Capital is backed by Sabban Capital, a leading Dubai based private equity company.
www.ec1capital.com
MediaTainmentFinance
MediaTainment Finance is the business journal covering investments in the international creative industries (film, TV, music, games, fashion, art, books, sport, advertising, live entertainment) and the related copyright issues.
MediaTainment Finance, which is targeted at media-and-entertainment decision-makers, investors, as well as technology and creative start-ups, launched only in April 2011. Yet, it is already acquiring a reputation for its analyses of financial investments in various creative sectors, and the copyright legislation that needs to keep up with the rapidly evolving digital media.
Excerpts from MediaTainment Finance articles have been published in Social Gaming: Opportunities for Gaming Operators, the new business book about the international online-gaming industry published by SBG Companies Ltd.
For authoritative coverage of the new money in media and entertainment, read MediaTainment Finance to learn what is happening financially when, why, how and by whom.
For more information, visit www.mediatainmentfinance.com. MediaTainment Finance is published by JayKay Media Inc (www.jaykaymediainc.com).
You can download a copy of MediaTainment Finance's recent newsletter here.
Par Equity is an investment firm with a difference. We bring a pragmatic, hands on investment approach and extensive business experience to investment opportunities that have the potential for significant returns. The key to our approach is the deployment of operational experience, both from Par's executives and from Par's Advisory Panel. The Advisory Panel consists of experienced, successful entrepreneurs, investors and business people who can inform our investment decisions and, subsequently, add value to investee companies.
We aim to provide Investors with access to a range of investment possibilities that we are developing under the Par Equity umbrella. Our model targets innovative, high return investment opportunities where we can add significant value. Par executives and Par Advisers invest in fund opportunities, aligning our interests with those of our external investors.
Par Equity invests as a managed fund (Par Innovation Fund I LP) and as the co-ordinator of a business angel syndicate (The Par Syndicate) and has recently launched the Par Syndicate EIS Fund, which will invest alongside the Par Syndicate.
Par Equity
TheNextWeb.com
TheNextWeb.com is a worldwide leading source for technology news, business and culture. Over the last few years this site has grown into one of the world's leading technology blogs. We live to bring news and views from an international perspective. TNW has four million unique visitors per month, over 600k Twitter followers, 55k Facebook fans and the accolade of the 9 most influential blogs in the world (according to Technorati). With a brilliant team of editors & writers across Europe, Australia, Middle East, Africa, Asia and North & South America, you can rest assured that if it's worth hearing about: you'll hear it from us first.
TheNextWeb.com
UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment is the government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK's dynamic economy - acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.
UK Trade & Investment offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. We provide companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage. For further information please visit www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7215 8000.
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