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Simon Witney, Senior Consultant at Travers Smith shares his insights into the current COP29 negotiations taking place at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. In keeping with this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) theme on leveraging climate finance, Simon highlights the opportunity for private markets to play their role in supporting the UK in becoming a climate leader.

Following a week of important news for the private capital industry, the BVCA’s Chair Matthew Sabben-Clare has written an exclusive article on how the BVCA engaged with political parties and government officials on behalf of the industry. In the article, Matthew outlines how after years of effective engagement, the Government has shifted its tone and developed its understanding of the industry.

Following weeks of intense speculation about “fiscal headroom” the Chancellor delivered what he described as a Budget for long-term growth. In the end, most of the announcements had been pre-briefed or leaked and there were few big surprises.

On 23 February, the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP met with the BVCA and senior private equity and venture capital members to showcase the value of the industry in supporting businesses across the UK. This was a major opportunity to provide success stories of investments within the UK, the scale of the jobs and businesses backed by private capital and outline challenges faced by investors within the UK.