The latest Nations & Regions report released by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) last month highlighted company investment across Scotland, identifying the nation as a growing hotspot for private capital activity.
Our report showed that £895m was invested into Scottish businesses by private capital firms in 2021, a strong increase on previous years, with £213m and £271m invested in 2020 and 2019 respectively.
This investment is powering SMEs across Scotland, with nine out of 10 businesses supported here employing 250 or fewer people. While these are welcome developments, Scotland currently suffers from a gap in support for scale-up businesses – those with strong, often global, growth potential.
