What our BVCA membership means for your business

We’re pleased to share that Blacks has joined the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (“BVCA”), the UK’s leading voice for private capital. Our membership strengthens our ability to connect you with the people, capital and insights that drive growth, investment and successful transactions and will significantly bolster our growing PE/VC offering (advising both institutions and founder/management teams), and our banking and finance offering.

Why BVCA membership matters

The BVCA represents the UK’s private equity, venture capital and private credit community, an industry that supports over 2.5 million UK jobs and has more than £190bn of UK managed funds ready to invest.

Membership gives us direct access to:

• Investor networks: GPs, LPs, lenders and advisers across private equity, venture capital and private credit, enabling targeted introductions when you’re exploring funding, acquisitions, exits or refinancings.
• Funding options beyond the bank: Private credit is a growing route to finance acquisitions, working capital and growth. We can help you assess flexible debt structures suited to mid-market businesses.
• Nations & Regions focus: Practical pathways to unlock investment in the North, with investors active in our local ecosystems and beyond.

BVCA Summit 2025

On 10 September 2025, Rebecca Holden and Alex Hall attended the annual BVCA Summit in London, meeting investors, policymakers and advisers across private equity, venture capital and private credit. Key takeaways for SMEs:

• Funding breadth: Private credit is filling funding gaps with flexible structures alongside traditional bank finance.
• Deal dynamics: Continued focus on value creation in a higher rate environment; sophisticated options for liquidity (exits, secondaries, continuation funds).
• Policy signal: Direct insights from the Chancellor on growth, competitiveness and deregulation priorities.
• ESG and impact: Clear evidence that strong sustainability and impact practices support investment and exit outcomes.
• AI in practice: Practical roadmaps for deploying AI across origination, operations and portfolio value creation.

If you’re considering seeking investment, funding an acquisition (either by debt or equity), implementing a management incentive plan or an exit over the next 12 to 36 months, please contact our Corporate team on 0113 207 0000.