Alternative Investments
HubCap advises professional and institutional investors. Our core sectors are Mining, Viticulture and Banking Services.
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Mining
In many regions Mining is an extremely risky alternative investment. HubCap has extensive experience of conducting due diligence on gold to coal throughout the world and operates in the regions of United States, Eurasia and the United Kingdom.
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Viticulture
The UK is the newest world wine nation.
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We advise professional investors on the investment in award winning wine in the UK. We have extensive knowledge of these long term investments with award winning partners in Viniculture and Oenology who maximise our chances of success in this long term alternative investment.
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Investors are attracted to both capital growth and income opportunities. Proven vineyards can increase land values by as much as 300%. Average yields including establishment costs (but excluding capital costs, land and machinery) are typically 6%p.a., from year 10 of establishment a vineyard can produce yields of up to 15% with ideal weather conditions.
In the UK there are now over 800 vineyards. Although climate change has accelerated growth, investors have been investing in UK vineyards for over 100 years. The climate in the UK is ideal for making sparkling wines and fresh, aromatic still wines, over 70% of production is sparkling. The UK now produces approximately 20 million bottles of wine each year. Since the late 1990's UK vineyards have started to win awards for the best sparkling wines in the world. Many international wine companies are buying established UK vineyards at premium rates.
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Areas of the UK, particularly in the South East, have very similar soils and climate to the Champagne region. HubCaps first project was a new vineyard in Hertfordshire where the chalk based soil drains well and has all the essential nutrients to produce sparkling wine. In the Beane Valley over 10,000 vines were planted in 2020.
HubCap advises on both the establishment of new vineyards, marketing, through to winery and distribution.
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Banking Services
Challenger Banks
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HubCap is an adviser to WEDO and other Challenger Banks who are starting to break the mould of the top 4 banks who currently serve over 85% of the business and investor community. Contact us for advice or to invest in these alternative investments.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicts that by 2030 50% of the working population in its member countries will be freelance workers, the pandemic and war in Ukraine has accelerated this. That is a massive shift to self-employment and more dynamic working practices. HubCap recognises that young businesses need the resources to adapt and we are see that Challenger Banks have a unique opportunity to provide a one stop full service to support trade in this fast growing 'gig economy'. At the same time there is an opportunity to challenge the online marketplaces like Upwork and Fiverr. WEDO is a community of freelancers who can connect with business partners and customers, utilise the benefits of payment and invoicing systems, exploit the networking power of social media marketing, deliver services through live video and audio services, screenshare, as well as enjoy the traditional banking services. https://wedo.ai/
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Read our case study on our Consulting Services page to discover how we advised a new challenger bank who wanted to provide debt finance to SME businesses.
