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Chris works as part of the Venture Capital tax team at PwC
and manages relationships with EIS and venture capital
fund managers as well as early-stage companies looking to
understand the complicated tax legislation in this area.
Chris’s experience includes assisting VCTs to monitor their
portfolios against the qualifying conditions, working with clients
to secure advance assurances on investments and advising on
transactions to ensure VCT / EIS qualifying status is maintained.
Chris Moakes
P
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C
Chris is the lead manager of Unicorn AIM VCT and has been a
member of the Unicorn Investment Committee since he joined
the firm in 2005. Prior to joining Unicorn, Chris was a Fund
Manager at Montanaro Investment Managers for over eight
years where he specialised in UK smaller companies.
Chris Hutchinson
UNICORN
Diana is a Business Development Manager at Octopus, working
with firms in the South West. Alongside this, she is a product
specialist within Octopus’ VCT Team, which includes helping
with industry insight, product launches, developing seminar
material and planning fundraises. Diana has a BSc in Economics
from the University of Warwick.
Diana French
OCTOPUS
Will has advised VCTs raising funds from retail investors since
2010 and has been fortunate enough to have worked with
almost all of the top ten VCT fund managers.
Will has been with top 20 UK law firm DWF LLP since 2014,
having previously been at Howard Kennedy where he worked as
both lawyer and sponsor on VCT mergers, IPOs and secondary
fundraisings totalling in excess of £500,000,000. Will’s advisory
experience extends to the structuring of new tax efficient
products, including the first ever Seed EIS fund, reviewing
and approving financial promotions and dealing with complex
compliance questions raised by investment firms.
Will Bateman
DWF LLP
