Coutts Interactive Entertainment
The global interactive entertainment market is thriving.
The UK is the fifth largest market in the video gaming industry, valued at over £7.16bn in 2022*. Here at Coutts we are privileged to nurture the wealth of this sector’s most extraordinary businesses.
*Source: The UK is the fifth biggest market in the video gaming industry (Source: Global Data) and valued at over £7.16bn in 2022 (Source: Ukie)
"coutts have been a fantastic partner"
Industry leaders explain why the knowledgeable financing we’re able to provide can be a game changer in a sector with such high-growth potential.
Expertise
Gaming, game development, esports, streaming, content creation – we have over ten years of experience in this vibrant sector.
Today we are one of UK’s largest commercial and private bankers of interactive entertainment clients.
Our dedicated team are passionate about the sector – we attend key industry events and conferences throughout the year.
Service
Our commercial clients value our knowledge and expertise – but what they really delight in is the exceptional private banking level of service.
We are here to support our clients with our time, care and attention.
How we can help you
Commercial banking
financing
Nurture your next big idea, support product launches and map out your future growth trajectory with our bespoke loans and financing solutions.
the coutts network
At Coutts, we connect the UK’s most successful business minds to share insights and shape opportunities.
iNDIVIDUAL PRIVATE BANKING
Successful entrepreneurs have banked with Coutts for over three centuries. As your business grows, our private banking services aim to build up and protect your personal wealth.
How we cOULD help you
London Games Festival
For the fourth year in a row, Coutts are sponsors of the London Games Festival. The world’s biggest celebration of video games and interactive entertainment, the festival showcases upcoming talent from around the world and brings investors to London to find new games.
2024 was a record-breaking year, with over 100,000 attendees and 300 games showcased. Even more special, this year, they are celebrating their 10th anniversary.
FIRST AND FOREMOST IT'S ABOUT SERVICE
Paul Franks our Interactive Entertainment Lead explains how Coutts Commercial supports clients in this evolving sector. "First and foremost, it's about service" but also about expertise and bringing new products to the market like Video Game Tax Relief (VGTR) funding, "because as a bank as old as we are we need to keep on pushing forward and adding value to clients."
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PAUL FRANKS
Interactive Entertainment Lead, Commercial Banking
Paul has been with Coutts for over 23 years and is an experienced commercial banker looking after our Interactive Entertainment clients.
He understands the needs of the modern entrepreneur and what they expect. Paul is a keen networker with an enviable address book of contacts, he thrives on opportunities to introduce clients to one another, finding ways to add value and support their aspirations.
Paul’s experience means he understands the amplification lending can provide through new and innovative ways to assist clients. This has been particularly valuable in the technology and computer games spaces, where he built his expertise in funding against certain available tax incentives.
Paul holds the Diploma in Banking supported by the Chartered Banker Institute.
Telephone: +44 207 770 1824 | +44 7919 058596
Email: paul.franks@coutts.com
An economy experiences ‘stagflation’ when growth is stagnant and inflation is high. It’s an unwanted situation because money is losing value while investments into assets such as shares in companies aren’t making returns because there is such low, or even negative, economic growth.
Stagflation became financially synonymous with the difficulties the UK and other economies faced in the 1970s. The oil producing organisation OPEC embargoed oil exports to many western nations, pushing up oil and energy prices dramatically. The rise in the cost of living, fuelled in part by wage price spirals, coincided with stagnant economic growth, and unemployment was high while things got more expensive. This resulted in stagflation.
Although we currently have an energy shock, especially in Europe, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the main driver of today’s inflation pressures was the pandemic. It led to a large demand for goods when strained and locked-down supply chains couldn’t cope.
MATT LAZENBY
Interactive Entertainment Lead, Private Banking
Matt has advised private clients on their wealth management and financial planning needs for over twenty years. Since joining Coutts in 2012 his experience and expertise has supported entrepreneurs and creatives as they navigate the challenges of business exits and subsequent liquidity events – helping to ensure their wealth and income achieves their goals and those of their families for generations to come.
Matt has been focusing on interactive entertainment for several years, operating in the video games ecosystem and helping many founders and their businesses benefit from the private banking services Coutts has to offer.
Matt is a Chartered Wealth Manager and holds the Level 6 Private Client Investment and Advice Certificate.
Telephone: +44 7766 500155
Email: matthew.lazenby@coutts.com
An economy experiences ‘stagflation’ when growth is stagnant and inflation is high. It’s an unwanted situation because money is losing value while investments into assets such as shares in companies aren’t making returns because there is such low, or even negative, economic growth.
Stagflation became financially synonymous with the difficulties the UK and other economies faced in the 1970s. The oil producing organisation OPEC embargoed oil exports to many western nations, pushing up oil and energy prices dramatically. The rise in the cost of living, fuelled in part by wage price spirals, coincided with stagnant economic growth, and unemployment was high while things got more expensive. This resulted in stagflation.
Although we currently have an energy shock, especially in Europe, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the main driver of today’s inflation pressures was the pandemic. It led to a large demand for goods when strained and locked-down supply chains couldn’t cope.
Insights
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Security may be required. Product fees may apply. Finance is only available for business purposes.
Over 18s Only. All credit is subject to approval and affordability checks. Terms and conditions apply.
Any property used as security, which may include your home, may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other debt secured on it.
An economy experiences ‘stagflation’ when growth is stagnant and inflation is high. It’s an unwanted situation because money is losing value while investments into assets such as shares in companies aren’t making returns because there is such low, or even negative, economic growth.
Stagflation became financially synonymous with the difficulties the UK and other economies faced in the 1970s. The oil producing organisation OPEC embargoed oil exports to many western nations, pushing up oil and energy prices dramatically. The rise in the cost of living, fuelled in part by wage price spirals, coincided with stagnant economic growth, and unemployment was high while things got more expensive. This resulted in stagflation.
Although we currently have an energy shock, especially in Europe, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the main driver of today’s inflation pressures was the pandemic. It led to a large demand for goods when strained and locked-down supply chains couldn’t cope.
