For Investors
At RDCapital our aim is to bring together great ideas with highly skilled investors with an appetite for risk and reward.
Our members who form the investors club are all like minded City individuals who contribute both their capital and expertise in evaluating and selecting some of the most cutting edge investments and markets currently available.
So, let us explain further by answering some obvious questions you are likley to have:
What are you looking to invest in?
Our focus is to channel capital to a mixture of start-up deals in the areas of technology and property, so specifically in capital markets software and emerging and undervalued property markets respectively. We believe that given the high risk nature of deals within this space, syndication offers the opportunity for investors like you to benefit from diversification at a low cost per-deal exposure.
To give you a flavour of what we might invest in, here is a selection of the deals that we have performed initial due-diligence on including meeting senior management teams:
* Property Deals – several deals within Central Europe, Cyprus and Germany from developers with a proven track record in delivery in areas that are either arguable undervalued or should benefit from strong capital growth.
* UK Biotech Startup – this company has developed a solution to combat superbugs such as MRSA, their application is currently in clinical trials and they have already received £200,000 in grants to cover part of R&D, they are now looking for investors to participate in first-round funding.
* Financial TechnologySoftware House - Specialising in the new field of Event-Driven Processing technologies that can deliver high performance, near zero-latency applications. The team has already built several highly customisable applications and are now pitching them to the Capital Markets sector in the City of London, specifically: investment banks, inter-dealer brokers and hedge funds. Good solid management team with proven experience in this field and they have already secured a respected trial customer.
Costs?
There is no joining fee and we don't plan to charge a management (performance fee) on investments, our objective is to make money through the investments with our members. In order to keep this structure viable, however, we will call on suitable members to actively participate in the sourcing and management of deals over time. Any charges related to deal acquisition will be spread amongst participating investors.
What about Regulation?
We abide by FSMA rules and you will have to complete necessary paperwork here before we can accept you as a member.
Any worthy tax benefits?
A large proportion of the investments we look at have some form of Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Tax relief - details on this scheme can be obtained from us in due course.
Is the membership open to everyone?
No - we are only looking for select people who understand the risks associated with this type of investment and we want to deliberately keep our membership base low and manageable.
What's the minimum I need to invest?
Realistically to make this worthwhile - a minimum of £5K. To get the most out of this we also encourage members to provide time, in reality this venture should provide an interesting opportunity to get involved in activities outside your day job and who knows what doors it could open!
How long could my money be tied up for?
Exit will vary from deal to deal but you need to be prepared to tie up your money for at least for 2-5 years. Whilst some deals may provide income on your initial outlay during this period the objective is high capital return after a number of years.
What next?
If you are interested in knowing more please complete the online registration form and we will be in touch!