At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems.
It is this focus that informs the services we provide and the decisions we make.

We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 276,000 people who are
committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. We tailor our
services to specific client needs, helping them to create the value they are looking for.

Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at:

www.pwc.co.uk/techsector

For more than 35 years, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has helped innovative businesses, enterprises and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB provides a range of targeted financial services and expertise through its office in the UK. With commercial and international banking services, SVB helps address the unique needs of innovators. The UK’s leading technology and life science businesses, in all stages of development, look to SVB’s niche expertise, experience and unparalleled network as they grow at home and tackle new markets abroad.

Learn more at:

www.svb.com/uk

Silicon Valley Bank is registered in England and Wales at Alphabeta, 14–18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1BR, UK under No. FC029579. Silicon Valley Bank is authorised and regulated by the California Department of Business Oversight and the United States Federal Reserve Bank, authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority with number 577295, and subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.

Arma Partners provides independent corporate finance advice to companies and investors active in the global digital economy. We act as trusted advisers to digital economy leaders throughout their entire corporate lifecycle, from raising private capital for fast-growing disrupters and founder-led businesses to orchestrating complex cross-border M&A deals for private equity investors and global large-cap public companies.

Since our inception in 2003, we have grown and evolved in tandem with the global technology ecosystem, advising on over 180 deals valued at more than $45bn in aggregate. Today we employ a large dedicated advisory team with unparalleled domain expertise and an enviable track record in each of the diverse sub-segments that together comprise the ever-expanding global digital economy.

Our proven track record of exceptional deal execution, combined with our deep understanding of the segments we cover, ability to provide independent advice at every stage of a company’s lifecycle and extensive network across the global digital economy, makes us an invaluable long-term partner to our clients.

www.armapartners.com

ECI is a leading private equity investor, investing in growing businesses valued up to £250m. It has 40+ years of experience and a track record of over 110 realisations, collaborating with great management teams and founders to build successful global tech businesses. Recent investments have included: Send for Help,
a provider of lone worker protection; Arkessa, a leading IoT managed service provider;
CPOMS, a provider of SaaS solutions to schools across the world; MiQ, a leading marketing intelligence company; Edenhouse; the UK’s largest independent SAP specialist; and IT Lab, an award winning IT support and strategic services company. Investing as either a majority or a minority investor, ECI is currently investing its eleventh buyout fund and manages approximately £1.7 billion on behalf of our institutional investors.

www.ecipartners.com

Luther Pendragon is one of the UK’s leading independent communications consultancies. Our team of over 40 highly experienced and qualified consultants manage financial public relations, corporate communications, media and investor relations, public affairs, crisis communications and digital marketing. With offices in London, New York and Brussels, we handle national and international assignments. Our clients include global private and public corporations, with companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and other stock markets, public sector organisations and major trade associations in the UK and across the world. We take an integrated approach to communications to ensure that our clients’ reputations are managed, and interests are promoted, in all relevant spheres of influence – whether that is the capital markets, Government, consumer circles or elsewhere.

www.luther.co.uk

Oakley is one of Europe’s leading independent corporate finance firms offering expert, specialist advice across a range of sectors including Telecoms, Technology, Online, Media, Digital Infrastructure and Hosting. We are unique in the mid-market in offering highly specialised sector insight and knowledge combined with our Equity Capital Markets capability, meaning we can provide the fullest possible suite of advice across both public and private markets. We also provide long-term equity capital markets advice, where we work intensively with listed clients to widen their institutional shareholder bases and develop their equity stories.

Recent transactions include KPN on its sale of its data centre subsidiary, NLDC; Cellnex on its acquisition of Irish towers business, Cignal; Onecom on an investment by LDC; Mayfair Equity Partners on the acquisition of shares in Ultrahaptics; Adarma on a management buy-out backed by Livingbridge; and Manx Telecom on its recommended cash acquisition by Basalt Infrastructure Partners.

Read more about us here: www.oakleyadvisory.com

Rothschild & Co is one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups. The group has three main divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth and Asset Management, and Merchant Banking.

Global Advisory provides expert advice to large and mid sized corporations, Private Equity, families and entrepreneurs, and Governments. Advisers design and execute strategic M&A and financing solutions for their clients, taking a long-term and independent view of the challenges they face.

The firm’s deep understanding of financial markets, the high volume of transactions it advises on, and its unrivalled network of 1,000 industry and financing specialists in over 40 countries provide clients with a comprehensive perspective to achieve their strategic goals.

www.rothschildandco.com

Zeus Capital is an independent investment bank, providing expert advice to clients across a range of sectors and transactions on the public and private markets. As a result, the business has raised more than £6.1bn of debt and equity capital as sole or joint broker and/or book runner since 2013.

It focuses on providing clear and practical advice on IPOs, M&A, Debt Advisory, public to private, and secondary and private fundraising, across growing and established small to medium-sized companies. This is underpinned by its corporate finance, debt advisory, corporate broking, sales, trading and research functions.

In 2019 to date, Zeus has completed 29 transactions raising over £892m of debt and equity for corporate clients.

info@zeuscapital.co.uk
www.zeuscapital.co.uk

Design Portfolio is a team of more than 60 communication specialists. We are strategic advisers, creative thinkers and compelling storytellers. We are trusted partners to companies of all sizes and all stages of growth, helping them to tell their unique stories effectively to their stakeholders.

We advise on strategic direction, create engaging narratives and memorable brands, and ensure that each client’s story is told consistently through:

• Corporate reporting
• Websites
• Branding
• Investor presentations
• Sustainability
• Video and animation
• Employee communications

www.design-portfolio.co.uk. Also find us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.