BVCA meaning in Business ?

Answer: What is British Venture Capital Association mean?

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, sometimes known simply as the British Venture Capital Association, or BVCA, is a trade organisation founded in 1983 for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK. It has more than 500 member firms, including over 230 private equity and venture capital houses, as well as institutional investors, professional advisers, service providers and international associations as members.

Tim Hames is the director general.

Former chairs were:

2016 Alan MacKay, executive partner and founder, GHO Capital2015 Rob Lucas, managing partner, CVC Capital Partners2014 Tim Farazmand, managing director, LDC2013 Simon Clark, managing partner, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe2012 Robert Easton, managing director and co-head, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners2011 Richard Anton, partner, Amadeus Capital Partners2010 Hugh Lenon, managing partner, Phoenix Equity Partners2009 Simon Havers, CEO, Baird Capital2008 Jeremy Hand, managing partner, Lyceum Capital2007 Wol Kolade, managing partner, Livingbridge2006 Rod Selkirk, chief executive, Hermes Private Equity2005 Vince O'Brien, director, Montagu Private Equity Ltd2004 Anne Glover, co-founder and chief executive, Amadeus Capital Partners2003 Richard Green, managing partner, August Equity2002 Michael Queen, finance director, 3i2001 Edmund Truell, chief executive of Pension Corporation and founder, Duke Street2000 David Thorp, director, Livingbridge1999 James Nelson, non-executive director, Intermediate Capital Group1998 Clive Sherling, former chairman, Football Licensing Authority1997 Norman Murray, chairman, Cairn Energy1996 David Quysner, non-executive director, Private Equity Investor1995 Andrew Joy, partner, Cinven1994 Brian Larcombe, non-executive director, Gallaher Group1993 Ron Hollidge, chairman, Kleinwort Capital Trust1992 Robert Drummond, chairman, Acta1991 Adrian Beecroft, partner and former chief investment officer, Apax Partners1990 Michael Denny, executive chairman, Northern Venture Managers Limited1989 Richard Hargreaves, chairman, SPDG Technologies1988 John Nash, chairman, Care UK1987 Lionel Anthony, non-executive director, Ariadne Capital1986 Colin Clive, non-executive director, Thompson Clive Investment (founder member of the BVCA)1985 Sir Ronald Cohen, founder, Apax Partners (founder member of the BVCA)1984 Tony Lorenz, managing partner, ECI Partners (founder member of the BVCA)1983 Sir David Cooksey, director, Bank of England, former governor, Wellcome Trust (founder member of the BVCA)

It produces reports on, among other topics, the relative rate of return on UK private equity and venture capital funds and organises conferences.

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