Regulated Activities
VA Investments operates under FCA permissions (FRN 1003843) across the following regulated activities, available to professional and institutional clients. Each activity is delivered as part of an integrated merchant banking engagement — not as a stand-alone service line — and supports the firm’s core mandate of capital raising, structuring, and advisory for private markets.
Investment Arranging
VA Investments structures and arranges private market transactions for fund managers, corporate sponsors, and institutional investors. Our arranging activity covers Private Equity and Private Debt mandates, alongside structured investment products including AIFs, Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs), Credit-Linked Notes, and Bond Repack structures — ensuring each transaction is designed with the right legal, regulatory, and commercial framework for its target investor base.
Financial Advisory
VA Investments provides advisory services to institutional and professional clients on private market investments — covering mandate evaluation, deal origination, market scouting, and portfolio construction. Our advisory work is delivered directly by senior partners and informed by the firm’s proprietary investor and market intelligence.
Asset Management
VA Investments operates under an FCA asset management permission, providing portfolio management services to professional and institutional clients — including emerging managers who require access to a regulated platform to operate their investment strategy. Trade execution is delivered through regulated SPV custodians and prime brokers; client money is not held by the firm.
Capital Raising & Placing
VA Investments acts as third-party capital raiser for Private Equity, Private Debt, and alternative investment fund mandates in the primary market, supporting clients through a structured six-phase process from positioning to closing. On the secondary market, the firm operates as broker for alternative investment products, connecting institutional sell-side and buy-side counterparties.
Financial Promotion & Investor Relations
As an FCA-authorised firm, VA Investments is permitted to approve and communicate financial promotions in compliance with applicable rules — a capability particularly relevant for emerging managers and unregulated issuers who require a regulated principal to bring institutional-grade communications to market.
Beyond regulatory approval, the firm manages investor communications, reporting cadence, and ongoing relationship management across the full transaction lifecycle — ensuring that investor engagement is maintained to institutional standard from first introduction through to post-closing.Our Capital Raising Programs
VA Investments delivers its capital raising and acceleration activity through three dedicated programs, each tailored to a specific client profile and asset class. All three programs follow the same proprietary six-phase methodology — from strategic assessment and documentation through to investor targeting, negotiation, closing, and post-closing relationship management — ensuring a consistent standard of execution across every mandate.
For Private Equity managers and corporate sponsors.
Capital raising and structuring for mid-market and growth-stage transactions, single-asset and continuation vehicles, and corporate equity mandates.
For Private Debt managers and corporate borrowers.
Capital raising, arranging, and placement for credit funds, direct lending mandates, asset-based finance, and structured credit solutions.
For emerging managers and boutique hedge funds.
A complete acceleration framework — from fund structuring and regulatory wrapping to documentation, capital raising, and first institutional close.