This week, UK Private Capital’s Invest Yorkshire and North East Forum brought together 120 investors, policymakers and local stakeholders to celebrate the role private capital investment plays in supporting economic growth in the UK’s nations and regions.
UK Private Capital has called on HMRC to make changes to the draft guidance on the new carried interest regime to take account of the diversity of structures used by the industry.
The Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP emphasised the importance of celebrating venture capital’s impact on the economy during her appearance at Accelerate 2026.
UK Private Capital’s latest Report on Investment Activity shows fundraising by UK private equity and venture capital rose in 2025, driven by LPs increasing allocations to Europe-focused funds.
The Minister for Nature, Mary Creagh CBE MP, highlighted the important role that Government and private capital must play to help the UK reach net zero by 2050.
Director of External Affairs Karim Palant told the Business and Trade Select Committee that without faster action to fix the domestic capital gap and unlock reinvestment, the UK risks losing its AI scale ups just as they begin to succeed.
On 6 April 2026, following several years of political and Government activity and sustained engagement by UK Private Capital, the new regime for taxing carried interest comes into effect.
UK Private Capital has continued to support members and engage with the Bank of England as it conducts its System Wide Exploratory Scenario (SWES) to support an informed assessment of the industry’s resilience and contribution to the UK economy.
UK Private Capital has launched a new Sustainability Reporting Hub to help private capital firms and their portfolio companies navigate complex reporting requirements, which have increased in recent years as a result of regulatory developments and increasing institutional investor expectations.
UK Private Capital’s latest Annual Review highlights the wide-ranging issues the association has addressed on behalf of the industry over the past 12 months, as well as detailing how it has supported the development of the industry through events, training and other activities.
On Wednesday, the UK Private Capital Dinner brought together industry leaders, MPs, policymakers and the media to celebrate private capital’s role in supporting investment, jobs and growth across the UK.
UK Private Capital is calling on the Government to introduce a new Scale-up Reinvestment Relief (SRR) to strengthen later-stage funding and ensure successful founders reinvest in the UK’s next generation of high-growth businesses.
UK Private Capital is urging the Government to reconsider implementation of proposed changes to the unfair dismissal regime that would remove the statutory cap on compensation from January 2027.
This week UK Private Capital hosted a series of conferences and receptions connecting European managers with institutional investors and family offices across Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The BVCA has now formally adopted the new name of UK Private Capital, following receipt of member approval at the Annual General Meeting held on 14 January.
On Monday, representatives from the BVCA, venture capital firms, UK pension funds and others across the ecosystem were brought together to celebrate Scotland’s economic strengths at the Scotland Investment Forum followed by a reception held by His Majesty the King at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The BVCA will be adopting the new name of UK Private Capital, following receipt of member approval at the Annual General Meeting. The change will formally take effect from 27 January.
