{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"PIWORLD Investor Podcasts","title":"Mercia Asset Management (MERC) Virtual Shareholder Event April 2021","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1a9723a4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3721,"description":"This video can be seen at: https://www.piworld.co.uk/2021/04/23/mercia-asset-management-merc-virtual-shareholder-event-april-2021/\n \nThis showcases Mercia’s team, portfolio companies and an overview of the Group’s recent performance. Led by Mercia’s CEO Dr Mark Payton, this provides insight on the progress that Mercia is making on its three-year strategy. Mark was joined by Martin Glanfield, CFO, Julian Viggars, CIO and Jill Williams, Investment Director. The event includes short presentations from the CEOs of several Mercia investee companies within both its direct investment portfolio and third-party manage funds’ portfolios. At the end there is a short Q&A.\n00:16 – Introduction\nDr Mark Payton, CEO00:29 – CEO Update\nMartin Glanfield, CFO10:47 – Financial highlights\nJulian Viggars, CIO14:04 – Portfolio review17:58 – James Quinn, CEO, Faradion & Dave Carruthers, Co-Founder & CEO, Voxpopme Interview\nJill Williams, Investment Director31:07 – ESG\nEmilie Vanpoperinghe, Co-Founder & CEO, Oddbox35:58 – Overview of Oddbox\nSarah Ellerby, CEO, Nova Pangaea Technologies39:38 – Overview of Nova Pangaea\nDr Mark Payton, CEO, Martin Glanfield, CFO, Julian Viggars, CIO & Jill Williams, Investment DirectorQ&A – 42:38\nDr Mark Payton, CEO1:00:24 – Closing Remarks\nMercia Asset Management PLC, formerly Mercia Technologies PLC, is a specialist asset manager focused on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom’s regions. The Company provides venture, private equity and debt for the enterprises. The Company invests in various sectors including in digital and entertainment; electronics, materials, manufacturing/engineering; software and the Internet sectors. The Company’s funds include North East Venture Fund, MEIF- Mercia Proof-of-Concept, NPIF- Mercia Equity Finance, Mercia EIS Funds, EV Growth II, EV SME Loan, Mercia fund 1 and Finance Yorkshire Seedcorn Fund. The Company’s portfolio consists of over 400 companies.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oB5fNE4aIAia_YyTCKvE1PzrZQaD1Fjo_P7m7T9Aw_Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOTJi/ODBiMzBmOGFhZWJi/MWEzYThkMzAyNmZm/MTdjZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}