

ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Dec 1, 2023
“Be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist”: Two Helpful Books
Budding angels and non-executive directors are often asking whether there are any good books they should read to prepare them for an...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Nov 27, 2023
Refresher on EIS / SEIS tax relief: more attractive than you think
Photo: Bonbon Langes (Pexel) One of the items that got very little attention in last week’s Autumn Statement was the extension of the...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
May 17, 2023
The Tricky Business of Earn-Outs
It’s been an exciting ride. You started off with a great idea, navigated the pitfalls of growth and turned the fledgling company into a...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Jan 20, 2023
Now to the hard part: when dividend yield is no longer enough
For the last 10 or so years the choice for income investors (people who want to live of their investment returns) was quite...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Sep 16, 2022
Management & fiduciary duties: not a love story
It wasn’t too long ago that I went to an event of one of my portfolio companies. It was one of those companies that had grown over the...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Sep 9, 2022
A watched pot never boils: why you should not check your portfolio too often
When you have finally taken the leap and put some money in the market, it is perfectly normal to feel excited. You will want to check...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Sep 1, 2022
Management just want to have fun: why simple companies are trickier than they seem
You may have come across the old adage of “buy what you know/understand” that was most famously championed by long-time star investor...


ProCervo Thoughts & Musings
Jul 8, 2022
The future is not what it used to be - or is it?
Anyone with a passing interest in capital markets will have noticed that the markets are down in 2022. More down than others are tech...


Alex Hirsch
Jul 1, 2022
The Coin, or why I decided to write this blog
I was head first trying to reach under the seat of our car when I heard my son say: “Don’t worry, daddy, it’s just a coin”. He just...