2. IMPORTANT NOTICE
The content of this promotion has not been approved by an authorised person within the
meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Reliance on this promotion for
the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant
risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested.
This communication should be reviewed only by parties who are (i) Certified High Net
Worth Individuals, (ii) Certified or Self-certified Sophisticated Investors, (iii) High Net Worth
Persons, (iv) Associations of High Net Worth or Sophisticated Investors, or (v) “authorised
persons” within the meaning of the Act (together the “Authorised Recipients”). This
communication should not under any circumstances be read by or distributed to any party
other than the Authorised Recipients.
Any party to whom this communication is addressed and who is unclear as to its terms
should immediately take advice from an “authorised person” within the meaning of the Act
who specialises in advising on investments of the kind in question.
3. Tax Reliefs
‘Qualifying Investors’ may be able to benefit from a wide range of tax reliefs in respect of
their investments under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (‘SEIS) or the Enterprise
Investment Scheme (‘EIS’):
Ø SEIS Relief: Income Tax Relief at 50% for investments up to £150,000 in qualifying
Companies (£100,000 per Investor per year);
Ø EIS Relief: Income Tax Relief at 30% for investments of up to £5 million per Company (£1
million per Investor per year).
Ø If the proceeds from the disposal of an asset which would give rise to a chargeable gain
in 2013/14 are reinvested in shares which qualify for SEIS Relief, the amount that remains
chargeable is half the reinvested gain in 2013/14; for EIS relief the tax on the gain can
instead be deferred until the Company’s shares are sold.
In addition to the foregoing, Investors may also qualify for Business Property Relief (BPR),
which may enable investors to claim relief from Inheritance Tax after a holding period of two
years. NB: Gains arising from the sale of shares in a qualifying SEIS or EIS company
should be exempt from CGT if held for the qualifying period, which is usually three years.
4. USPs
Ø Joined up approach between policy incentives, supply chain, partners, and
deployment to give new ventures a competitive edge
Ø Meets market gap (disjointed framework, absence of shared knowledge)
Ø Significant in-house licensing and commercialisation expertise across sectors
Ø Partners engage in market testing through supply chain networks
Ø Corporate VC alignment gives Angels confidence and vice versa
Ø Target high-growth sectors with strong IP, licensing and exit potential
Ø First syndicate with deep ‘green’ knowledge and broad access
Ø Emerging deal flow through ECCI, GTMs,
5. Value Proposition
‘Identify start-ups with strong IPR and high-growth for
commercialisation, if due diligence confirms they can
economically reduce the environmental impact of
production or consumption of energy, water or waste’
6. Sector Focus
Energy
Water
Waste
Informatics
- Supply
- Treatment
- Recycling
- Big data
- Demand
- Conversion
- Storage
- Efficiency
- Materials
- Usage
- Distribution
- Reuse
- Conversion
to products
- Advanced
Materials
- Resource
mapping
- Smart cities
- Carbon
management
8. Access
GAIL is based at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI),
which gives it insight to intriguing new investment opportunities and
access to diverse technical knowledge and experience for due diligence
purposes.
The ECCI is an alliance between Edinburgh’s three top business schools:
Heriot-Watt, Napier University and the University of Edinburgh. It’s role is
to raise the profile of the low carbon sector and to provide support for
SME’s and new technologies.
9. Access
Green Tech Meet up (GTM) is based on the success of Tech Meetup and
other Edinburgh-based communities. Events occur on a quarterly basis and
create an enjoyable atmosphere for investors and entrepreneurs to share
learning, contacts and opportunities. GTM attracts companies for GAIL
diligence.
Recent Scotland-based high-growth start-ups, Celtic Renewables and Nova
Innovations have been featured at GTM, as has the very successful
engineering firm Artemis IP. GTMs are hosted by the ECCI and Informatics
Ventures.
10. Driving connectivity and innovation
Corporate
VCs
Start-ups
Business
Angels
GAIL
Deployment
opportunities
ECCI
Policy
Incentives
Supply
Chain
Partnership
opportunities
11. Team
Sandy Finlayson:
Senior Partner with MBM Commercial
20+ years of involvement in Business Angel Syndicates and early stage Investment Funds
Graham Langley:
Former Head of Business Development for the Commercial team at Royal Bank of Scotland
Business Development Director at Kelvin Capital
John Steedman:
Independent Technology Commercialisation Consultant
30 year international career with BP in key positions across the value chain from strategy
development and R&D to sales, marketing and business management.
Phillip Bruner:
Former BDE for the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation
Founder and Rapporteur of the Green Investment Forum (elite global investment club)
Co-Founder and Managing Director of BlueWorks Global
12. Regional growth and expansion model
UK
Corporate
VCs
Start-ups
ECCI
Hong
Kong
Global
Corporate
VCs
GAIL
Business
Angels
Start-ups
ECCI
NYC
Start-ups
13. Eligibility
Membership of GAIL is only open to persons who are: High Net Worth Individuals;
Sophisticated Investors; High Value Trusts; and High Net Worth Companies, all within the
meaning of the Financial Promotion Order 2005.
Anyone wishing to become a member of GAIL will be required to produce the following
documentation:
Ø Certificate of Eligibility;
Ø Documentation required to comply the Money Laundering Regulations; and
Ø Limited Power of Attorney to facilitate the completion of investment transactions.
As soon as applicants have been accepted for membership, they will be able to access all
current opportunities.
14. We are currently seeking investors for GAIL opportunities.
For more information, please contact:
Phillip Bruner
m: +44(0)7796128828
e: phillip@greenangelinvestors.co.uk
