

What is equity finance and is it right for your business?
Equity finance is capital invested in a business for the medium to long-term in return for ashare of the ownership in - and sometimes an element of control of - the business. Unlike lenders, equity finance investors don't normally have the legal right to charge interest or to be repaid by a particular date. Instead they expect to make a gain on capital dependent on the growth and profitability of the business, and may also receive dividend payments. Because equity investors s