What is the Enterprise Investment Scheme?
What is the Enterprise Investment Scheme? Written by Megan Dempster, February 2023 The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) was introduced by the government in 1994 to …
Investments
Is there energy in alternative energy?
LGB Investments has a regular programme of monitoring and meeting with companies which we have introduced to our clients as investment opportunities. Please note that …
Investing in Difficult Times
These are difficult times for investors. The MSCI World Index has declined for four months and has given up its gains of the last year. …
Clean Power Hydrogen IPO
Written by Megan Dempster LGB investors were recently invited to participate in the IPO for Clean Power Hydrogen plc (CPH2). The IPO, led by Cenkos Securities plc, …
The battery sector is hotting up
Written by Ivan Sedgwick The decarbonisation agenda is throwing up opportunities in a number of areas. Fuel cells have been a success story for AIM, …
Investment trusts rediscover their roots with a 21st century twist
Ivan Sedgwick comments on the FT’s article on specialist investment trusts from this weekend: At LGB, we have certainly found some of these funds useful as a …
Harry Stebbings raises $140m to back start-ups
Six years after starting a highly influential and entertaining podcast called the 20 Minute VC, Harry Stebbings, aged only 24, has established the largest ever …
Private debt funds are attractive, but they aren’t a straight route to strong returns
Written by Simone Westerhuis With the pandemic rendering conventional equity-bond portfolios unfit to generate stable yields, investors are increasingly turning to private debt funds – vehicles …
A brief dive into private credit investing
Written by Simone Westerhuis Private debt has been a principal beneficiary of measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The area has also gained traction since …
Investment groups caution over ‘shortcuts’ in listings review
Investment groups have urged the government to proceed with caution over tweaks to listing rules that the Chancellor hopes will attract a new wave of …
