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Professional Services: New opportunities, threats and working practices
Categories: BlogProfessional Services: New opportunities, threats and working practices Change, uncertainty and perceived risk drive demand for Professional Services and COVID has delivered them all in spades. The sector’s clients have, on the positive side, seen new markets and routes to market open up (such as digital, home delivery) and existing markets reinforced (healthcare, infrastructure). On…
The Private Equity Review
The Private Equity Review Encouragingly, there’s been a fair wind of Private Equity deal making over the last 12 months. The pandemic caused a surge in PE takeovers of UK firms while capital was deployed into great businesses that flourished through hard times – valuations reached their highest level since the 2008 crash. Meanwhile, the…
REPORT: E-Commerce – Sustaining the 2020 Boom
Categories: BlogREPORT: E-Commerce – Sustaining the 2020 Boom Our latest report coincides with our recent event, Inside The Deal: E-Commerce – Sustaining the 2020 Boom? Partnered with Business Leader Magazine, we discussed the challenges in the E-Commerce including: • How to sustain the e-commerce 2020 boom• What opportunities does M&A offer• The public markets – how…
Is your management team hindering your true valuation potential?
Is your management team hindering your true valuation potential? Leadership is one of the most overlooked factors in creating value. Whilst it is widely recognised that there is a premium associated with effective leadership, this is rarely considered in quantifiable terms. In fact, leadership itself is proven to have a 10 to 15% impact on…
REPORT: Is Tech the shot in the arm that Healthcare needs?
Categories: BlogREPORT: Is Tech the shot in the arm that Healthcare needs? Our latest report coincides with our recent event, Inside The Deal: Is Tech the Shot in the Arm That Healthcare Needs? Partnered with Business Leader Magazine, we discussed health tech and the onset of digital transformation in the healthcare sector. Watch the event in…
Private Equity gaining confidence in public markets
Private Equity gaining confidence in public markets Private equity firms increasingly recognise the viability of IPOs as an exit strategy. Previously dissuaded by the rigorous reporting structures associated with floating, many fund managers have recently found the opportunities available on public markets sufficiently attractive to offset these misgivings. Leading the post-pandemic resurgence of IPOs, London…
Reeling from the pandemic or raring to go? Private equity in 2021
Categories: BlogReeling from the pandemic or raring to go? Private equity in 2021 Capital Gains rise would be taxing for M&A’s UK private equity deal flow has bounced back in the last three months, with firms scrambling to complete deals before the Chancellor unveils his latest Budget on 3rd March. A forecast hike in Capital Gains…
Family offices and the private growth landscape
Categories: BlogFamily offices and the private growth landscape The private growth capital landscape can typically extend to venture capital, growth equity and private equity funds. These on the whole continue to serve the private growth market well as resilient financing options. Nevertheless, of late we’ve seen entrepreneurs venture further, seeking out alternative capital arrangements. Indeed as…
Legaltech – The accessory to M&A in Law
Legaltech – The accessory to M&A in Law Certainly, investment in the sector has been accelerating; in 2016, it weighed in at just $225m (£175m) but by last year that figure had risen to $2.1bn (£1.56bn) globally, with the UK contributing $348m (£260m) to legaltech in the first half of 2019 alone. The growing array…
What does 2021 hold for Private Equity?
What does 2021 hold for Private Equity? 2020 brought about an unprecedented drought in M&A deal flow, but the private equity industry recovered quickly and is now well positioned to help businesses and sectors get back on their feet. However, the pandemic has dramatically shifted the landscape. Before we look ahead to 2021, it is…
