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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.

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,

USPs

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’

Energy - Supply

- Demand - Conversion

- Storage - Efficiency - Materials

Water - Treatment

- Usage - Distribution

Waste - Recycling

- Reuse - Conversion to products - Advanced

Materials

Informatics - Big data - Resource mapping

- Smart cities - Carbon

management

Sector Focus

Declining Resources

Government incentives

Speed of new technologies

Consumer Demand

Ageing Infrastructure

Government Regulation

Market Drivers

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.

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.  

Access

ECCI Deployment opportunities

Corporate VCs

GAIL Start-ups Policy Incentives

Supply Chain

Partnership opportunities

Business Angels

Driving connectivity and innovation

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

Team

ECCI Hong Kong

Start-ups UK

Corporate VCs

GAIL Start-ups Global

Corporate VCs

ECCI NYC Start-ups Business

Angels

Regional growth and expansion model

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.

We are currently seeking investors for GAIL opportunities.

For more information, please contact:

Phillip Bruner

m: +44(0)7796128828 e: phillip@greenangelinvestors.co.uk