Corporate Finance in the Innovation Economy - What Really Matters in Fundraising Transactions

Introduction

This webinar explores the evolving challenges and opportunities in funding innovation-led businesses—those driven by technology, knowledge, and intangible assets which are reshaping the investment landscape. It will guide participants in updating their approaches to credit assessment and investment decisions in this rapidly changing environment.

Aimed at finance and investment professionals, this webinar will also help to enhance your ability to quickly identify the key issues and value drivers in innovative business models to better support fundraising decisions and safeguard investment outcomes.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Explore the complexities of funding innovation economy businesses—tech-driven, knowledge-based, and intangible asset-heavy enterprises—and why traditional investment committee approaches need to be updated
• Understand how rapid digital transformation, evolving business models, increased reliance on intangible assets, and a shifting competitive landscape are making traditional methods of credit assessment less effective
• Examine AI regulation as a case study to illustrate how to assess the impact of regulatory developments on investment decisions in the innovation economy
• Recognise the potential consequences of misjudging the risks associated with intangible-heavy, asset-light borrowers, including the risk of underperformance in investment committee outputs
• Gain actionable insights into performing more effective and informed credit assessments in this new landscape

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 24th September 2025

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