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Regional Venture Capital Fund Contacts

How to access the RVCFs

Each RDA has sponsored a fund manager to set up and run a fund in their region. Access to funds will either be direct to the fund manager or through the normal business support channels. Listed below are contact details for the fund managers and RDAs in each region.

RVCFs are operational in each of the nine English regions:

• North West RVCF – £35.5 million (fund reached £35 million at first closing in April 2002 and reached £35.5 million by final closing in September 2002)
• North East RVCF – £15 million (fund reached £15 million at first and final closing in January 2002)
• Yorkshire and the Humber RVCF – £25 million (fund reached £25 million maximum fund size at first closing in July 2002)
• East of England RVCF – £20 million (fund reached £20 million at first closing in July 2003; the maximum fund size target is £30 million)
• West Midlands RVCF – £20 million (fund reached £20 million at first closing in January 2003; the maximum fund size target is £30 million)
• East Midlands RVCF – £30 million (fund reached £30 million maximum fund size target at first and final closing in January 2002)
• South West RVCF – £25 million (fund reached £25 million maximum fund size target at first and final closing in October 2002)
• South East RVCF – £30 million (fund reached £22.56 million at first closing October 2002 and £30 million maximum fund size target at the final closing in January 2003)
• London RVCF – £50 million (fund reached £50 million maximum fund size target at first and final closing in July 2002)

Contact points in each region

North East Fund:

NEL Fund Managers Limited
3 Earls Court
5th Avenue Business Park
Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0HF
Tel: 0845 111 1850
Fax: 0845 111 1853
Email: enquiries@nel.co.uk
Web: www.nel.co.uk

East Midlands Fund:

Catapult Venture Managers Limited
Malt House
13 Narborough Wood Business Park
Desford Road
Enderby, Leicester
LE19 4XT
Tel: 0116 238 8200
Fax: 0116 239 6997
Email: mail@catapult-vm.co.uk
Web: www.catapult-vm.co.uk

North West Fund:

North West Equity Fund
Antler House
Crouchley Lane
Lymm
Cheshire
WA13 0AN
Tel: 01925 759 246
Fax: 01925 759 792
E-mail: mail@nwef.co.uk
Web: www.nwef.co.uk

London Fund:

YFM Venture Finance Limited
Brookmount House
62 - 65 Chandos Place
Covent Garden
London
WC2N 4LP
Tel: 0207 812 6772
Fax: 0207 812 6773
E-mail: london@yfmgroup.co.uk
Web: www.yfmgroup.co.uk

Yorkshire and Humber Fund:
YFM Venture Finance Ltd.
Saint Martins House,
210-212 Chapeltown Road,
Leeds
LS7 4HZ
Tel: 0113 294 5000
Fax: 0113 294 5002
E-mail: leeds@yfmgroup.co.uk
South West Fund:

YFM Venture Finance Limited
Argentum
Bristol Business Park
510 Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
Tel: 0117 906 3410
Fax: 0117 906 3646
E-mail: info@southwestventuresfund.co.uk
Web: www.southwestventuresfund.co.uk

South East:

South East Growth Fund
2nd Floor, Orbital House
85-87 Croyden Road
Caterham
Surrey CR3 6PD
Tel: 01883 337111
Fax: 01883 337112
E-mail: mail@segrowthfund.co.uk
Web: www.segf.co.uk

West Midlands:

Midven Ltd
Cavendish House
39 – 41 Waterloo Street
Birmingham
B2 5PP
Tel: 0121 710 1990
Fax: 0121 616 1999
E-mail: enquiries@midven.com

East of England:

Boyd Mulvey
Create Partners Ltd
Victory House
Victory Park
Histon
Cambridge
CB4 9ZR
Tel: 01223 750 350
Fax: 01394 386 624
E-mail: enquiries@createpartners.com

Capital for Enterprise Ltd
Ken Cooper
Capital for Enterprise Ltd
Level 2, St. Mary's House
9-11 London Road
Sheffield
S2 4LA
Tel: 0114 279 4382
Fax: 0114 279 4375
E-mail: ken.cooper@berr.gsi.gov.uk

Regional Development Agency Contact Points

North East

One North East
Stella House
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NYTel: 0191 229 6200
E-mail: enquiries@onenortheast.co.uk

East Midlands

East Midlands Development Agency
Apex Court
Nottingham
NG2 4LA
Tel: 0115 988 8300
E-mail: info@emd.org.uk

North West

North West Development Agency
Renaissance House
PO Box 37
Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1XB
Tel: 01925 400100
E-mail: info@nwda.co.uk

South West

South West Of England
Regional Development Agency
100 Temple Street
Bristol
BS1 6AE
Tel: 0117 933 0274
E-mail: enquiries@southwestrda.org.uk

Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire Forward
Victoria House
2 Victoria Place
Leeds
LS11 5AE
Tel: 0113 394 9600
E-mail: enquiries@yorkshire-forward.com

East of England

East of England Development Agency
The Business Centre
Station Road
Histon
Cambridge
CB4 9LQ
Tel: 01223 713900
Email: adrianlent@eeda.org.uk

West Midlands

Advantage West Midlands
2 Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Aston Science Park
Birmingham
B7 4BZ
Tel: 01213 803500
E-mail: enquiries@midven.com

South East

Finance South East
4 Meadows Business Park
Station Approach
Blackwater
Camberley
Surrey
GU17 9AB
Tel: 01276 608510
E-mail: mail@financesoutheast.com

London

London Development Agency
Palestra
197 Blackfriars Road, London
SE1 8AA
Tel: 020 7593 8000
Email: info@lda.gov.uk