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Commenting, UK Private Capital Chief Executive Michael Moore said:
“The expansion of the Defence Investors’ Advisory Group, alongside initiatives such as the Defence Finance Zig Zag secondment programme, is a welcome step towards closer collaboration. Bringing private capital expertise into government is essential to modernising the defence industry, helping the SMEs developing military technologies scale quickly into deployable capability.
“However, to unlock further investment, procurement reform is essential. Faster, more flexible routes into government contracts are critical if small, agile firms are to deliver solutions at the pace demanded by a rapidly changing security landscape. The Defence Investment Plan will be vital to providing the clear demand signal and stability of priorities industry and investors need.”
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About UK Private Capital
UK Private Capital is the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) and private credit ecosystem in the UK. With a membership of 600 firms, we represent UK-based private capital firms, as well as their professional advisers and a large base of UK and global investors. The private equity, venture capital and private credit industry has a vital role to play in driving national and regional growth. Currently 13,000 companies - employing 2.5 million people, are backed by private capital investment in the UK.
