company industry financial services founded 2000 headquarters cardiff wales uk key people gareth bullock chairman giles thorley chief executive number of employees 150 approximate parent welsh government formerly welsh development agency website www.financewales.co.uk the finance wales group is one of the uk s largest regional sme investment companies and provides growth capital for small and medium sized businesses in the uk . the group manages funds in excess of 700 million and consists of the fund managers finance wales and fw capital which invest in smes as well as x nos a business angel network . the finance wales group can make debt mezzanine and equity investments of up to 3 million at all stages early stage development capital as well as succession and acquisition and also structures follow on investments for its portfolio . the group also syndicates co invests . finance wales makes commercial investments in small and medium sized businesses throughout wales enabling them to realise their potential for innovation and growth . a subsidiary of the welsh government finance wales manages funds of more than 694 million . 1 finance wales has four offices across wales with headquarters in cardiff . contents 1 fw capital 1.1 north west fund for business loans 1.2 north east growth plus fund 1.3 tees valley catalyst fund 2 x nos 3 references 4 external links fw capital edit fw capital is a fund management company currently managing uk based funds totaling 55 million . north west fund for business loans edit the 45 million fund is part of the 184.8 million north west fund . fw capital can invest loans between 50 000 to 750 000 in viable smes in the north west of england . it manages the fund from manchester and liverpool . north east growth plus fund edit the fund is part of the 125 million finance for business north east fund . fw capital can invest between 350 000 and 1.25 million in a single round in established revenue earning businesses based in the north east of england . it manages the fund from newcastle upon tyne . tees valley catalyst fund edit the 10 million fund allows north east businesses to apply for short term finance to fund performance and warranty bonds . fw capital manages the fund on behalf of tees valley unlimited from its billingham office . x nos edit x nos wales business angel network is a subsidiary of finance wales plc. it provides welsh businesses the opportunity to network with private investors . references edit http www.financewales.co.uk external links edit finance wales web site fw capital s web site x nos the wales business angel network s web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title finance wales & oldid 731887994 categories financial services companies of walescompanies based in cardiff2000 establishments in walescompanies established in 2000 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 04 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view