Growth Investment

Simon Ward

Lives in: Sutton Coldfield

Works: Across the East & West Midlands from EV’s Birmingham office

At work: EV invests at all stages of business maturity, including management buy-outs, management buy-ins, development capital and high growth early stage technology opportunities. EV will also invest in high quality start-ups with genuine commercial prospects. 

Why: Businesses, entrepreneurs, management teams and intermediaries should initially contact Simon Ward with their proposals. Following an initial telephone call, they should then submit a high level funding proposal outlining the opportunity and providing outline financial details.

The process then moves quickly through meetings, site visits and agreement of outline terms. This is followed by a period of external due diligence and legal documentation before final investment approval and completion.

EV is an active engaged partner with its investee companies. Post-investment, EV will contribute at a strategic board level in helping management teams drive value creation across a range of areas.

The Company: EV is a regionally-based venture and growth capital manager with circa £130 million of funds under management and is focused on providing equity funding solutions of up to £2 million to SMEs located throughout the UK.

After work: Running (for pleasure and after his three young children), avid supporter of Ipswich Town and Classical music.