Provide an investment proposal for the project brief outlined below.

“Imagine you are an executive in a venture capital (VC) or private equity (PE) firm. Identify a potential UK target investment in any market sector or size of your choice. The target can be a start-up or a management buy-out/buy-in. Prepare a report justifying why this is a potentially attractive investment for a VC or PE firm. Topics you may wish to cover include: current ownership of the venture, likelihood that the company is for sale, their unique selling proposition, market characteristics, competitive landscape, personnel and fixed capital resources, price/valuation, possible financing structure, source of potential gains, and possible exit strategy.”

In completing the report:

You should demonstrate good knowledge of the material and theories covered in lectures,

you should demonstrate the ability to select an appropriate case and conduct a research enquiry, collecting and analysing secondary data, synthesising and reporting your evaluations in the form of an investment proposal,

you should make this investment proposal as realistic as possible. It will be read not only by your module convenor, but also by some of our speakers (practitioners),

ensure to include a 1 page executive summary (350 words max),

report all financial information in GBP.

Word limit:

2,000 words (excluding references and appendices). The word count includes the title page and the executive summary (approx. 350 words).

The actual word count of the assignment must be stated by the student on the first page (cover sheet) of the assignment.

The overall word count does include citations and quotations.

The overall word count does not include the references or bibliography at the end of the coursework.

The word count does not include figures and tables.

Appendices are not included in the overall word count.

The word limit may vary by a maximum of +/- 10% allowance).