As one of Texas’s most significant investment partners, the UK has a real stake in understanding what makes regions competitive in attracting global capital. BABC Premier Member Gateley Global’s new whitepaper, New Capital, New Markets, addresses that question head on.

The paper is aimed at UK regional bodies and economic development organisations grappling with a real challenge: despite strong growth ambitions, many areas lack the in-house capability, global networks, and market insight needed to attract and retain private capital — particularly foreign direct investment. Without targeted engagement and strong partnerships, too many opportunities are missed or go untapped.

Gateley Global is a specialist, award-winning economic development consultancy with over 100 collective years of experience helping public and private sector organisations get the greatest return from their international expansion and economic development investments. The whitepaper sets out a structured, evidence-based approach to closing the gap between ambition and outcomes. Key themes include:

• Why regions relying solely on Department for Business and Trade leads are leaving opportunities on the table
• How data-driven, network-led engagement surfaces investors that traditional pipelines never reach
• The strategic opportunity that newly devolved powers represent — for regions with the capability to act on them
• How to build embedded, sustainable investment promotion capability for the long term

For BABC members involved in economic development, place promotion, or inward investment on either side of the Atlantic — or who advise organisations that are — this is a practical framework worth your time.

Download the whitepaper here.