From Innovation to Investment | Partners& and HCR Law

A panel on how intellectual property shapes investment readiness: what investors, lenders and buyers look for when they judge value and resilience, where ownership, contract and compliance gaps surface in due diligence, and how IP-backed lending, R&D tax relief and Patent Box change a funding conversation. Chaired by David Hall of HCR Law, with Julie Scott (Head of M&A Advisory, Partners&), Felix Key (R&D Tax Director, PKF Smith Cooper), James Andrews (Head of Finance & Insurance Markets, Inngot), Maddi Brown (IP Practice Leader, CFC Underwriting) and Huw Sparkes (Investment Manager, Future Planet Capital). Co-hosted by Partners& and HCR Law. 16:30 to 18:00 at The Studio on Cannon Street, part of Birmingham Tech Week. Why go: six specialists who each see IP from a different side of a deal, in ninety minutes. It is the cheapest way to find out whether your IP would survive a data room. Best for founders and SME leaders heading into a raise or a sale.