MERC.L - Mercia Asset Management PLC Stock Price & Dividend Safety Sector: Financial Services | Exchange: London Stock Exchange Current Price & Safety Score Price: 30.50 GBp StockBonds Safety Grade: Altman Z-Score (Bankruptcy Risk): 6.11 StockBond Score: 1.62 Company Description Mercia Asset Management PLC functions as a private equity and venture capital firm dedicating its expertise to a full spectrum of investment stages This includes initial incubation seed EIS earlystage emerging growth midventure latestage and growth capital funding The company primarily directs its investments towards technologydriven enterprises spanning diverse sectors such as digital entertainment consumer services media retail energy healthcare industrials materials real estate telecommunications gaming internet software electronics and hardware advanced materials transportation biosciences engineering and specialist manufacturing and life sciences Geographically Mercia focuses its capital deployment within the Midlands and the northern areas of the United Kingdom specifically encompassing the North of England and Scotland Individual investment sums typically range from GBP1 million approximately 125 million to GBP10 million approximately 1252 million The firm offers financing via direct equity stakes its managed funds or through alternative instruments like debt and convertible securities It aims to secure either controlling majority or noncontrolling minority equity positions and actively seeks board representation within its portfolio companies Established in April 2014 Mercia Asset Management PLC maintains its principal office in HenleyinArden United Kingdom complemented by additional locations across Europe