Market Research

BIS Angel Annual Report 2008-2009

Profs Mason & Harrison, published 2010.

The first in a new series of annual reports compiled from BBAA and LINC Scotland data into the size and dynamics of the UK business angel market.

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Market Research UK Business Angel Research - "Siding with the Angels"

Professor Robert E. Wiltbank. Published May 2009.

Published by NESTA in collaboration with the BBAA. This research, the first of its kind in the UK, reports that the sample of Business Angels surveyed stood to make a substantial profit from investing in early stage companies, with the sample benefiting from an average Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 22 per cent over four years.

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BIS Angel Annual Report 2009-2010

Profs Mason & Harrison, published 2011.

Second Annual Report on Angel Investing in the UK, for the period April 2009-March 2010.

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Annual BBAA Survey of Business Angel Activity 2010/11

British Business Angels Association
26 October 2011

As part of British Business Angels Association’s ongoing service to our members we are conducting a survey into Angel activity during the tax year 2010/11.

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Financing High-Growth Firms: The Role of Angel Investors

This report covers seed and early-stage financing for high-growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. Angel investment is the primary source of outside equity financing and support for start-ups in a number of countries, yet it is frequently overlooked as angel investors are often not visible. Following the recent financial crisis and continued difficult economic environment, angel investors have been playing an important role in filling financing gaps left by banks and venture capital firms.

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