Investment CriteriaLongbow invests in life enhancement and wellbeing companies that have excellent growth prospects and experienced management teams.

There are a number of characteristics that define the companies in which we invest. These include:

Company valuations between £2m-£10m at point of investment;

Management teams that are well balanced between the three elements of leadership, marketing and finance;

A company carrying on an EIS qualifying trade;

The prospect of exiting the investment after three years.

Longbow will assess an investment against criteria in order to assess the kind and level of risk:

Strong intellectual property protection;

The nature of the market for its products; size; maturity; receptiveness to new technologies/products; competitor response;

The quality of the management team;

Regulatory risk including capital and time required to market the product;

The amount of additional funding required prior to exit and possible dilution;

Multiple potential trade exit routes.

From time to time Longbow will consider investing outside the life enhancement and wellbeing sectors; however, this would only be in exceptional circumstances.