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An overview of news, trends and research in Corporate Finance consulting in the UK:

Tech IPO activity falters on uncertainties, UK activity grinds to a halt Tech IPO activity has fell to the lowest level for the decade in 2016, as political uncertainty mixed with global and sector economic uncertainties. In total there were 53 deals valued at $8.75 billion in 2016.
15 February 2017
M&A in energy, power and renewables industry jumps to $293 billion The power and renewables M&A market saw total value hit $293 billion last year, up from $199 billion the year previous.
01 February 2017
Telcos leverage M&A to pick up talent and bolster their digital assets Telecommunications companies, seeking to reimagine themselves in the face of digital trends are, among others, leveraging M&A to pick up technological advantages and talent.
31 January 2017
Cottage Delight bought by Vestey Holdings, RSM provides advisory Family owned fine food producer Cottage Delight was recently sold to Vestey Holdings, a fourth generation family foods business.
19 December 2016
Masters in M&A execution generate stronger returns than peers Companies with considerable experience in M&A, on both buy and sell side, tend to considerably outperform companies with one time M&A strategy, a new report finds.
06 December 2016
Growing demand for strategic HR services is lifting deal activity It’s official: we are in a low-growth world, with the latest data revealing a slowdown in the US, Europe and Japan, as well as numerous developing markets.
24 November 2016
M&A market buoyed by expansion strategies and innovation Last year M&A activity hit almost $5 trillion in total deal value. This year so far, has been considerably more subdued, on the back of geopolitical and market uncertainties, among others.
21 November 2016
Technology IPO market on the rise on back of pent up stock Q3 2016 saw 20 technology IPOs of more than $40 million, globally, with total proceeds hitting $5,3 billion.
17 November 2016
Administrations mostly ineffective, two thirds of UK businesses fail Just 10% of businesses going into Administration successfully come through the process, according to new research.
16 November 2016
Catalyst advises ConSol on sale to staffing group Empresaria Group Crawley based staffing agency Empresaria has taken a controlling stake in ConSol Partners, a London headquartered recruitment agency that specialises in the placement of technology talent.
15 November 2016
Deal activity in mid-market set to rise, say M&A advisory groups M&A advisers with a focus on mid-market deals are, across the globe, set to face a strong run in the coming twelve months, according to a survey among 250+ M&A advisers.
10 November 2016
Direct Lending market booms on the back of deal and merger activity Direct Lending alternative finance hit $37.3 billion last year, as companies across the globe hike their search for additional channels to fund growth strategies and M&A activity.
24 October 2016
North West Corporate Finance team of Grant Thornton sees deal hike Grant Thornton’s North West Corporate Finance has seen a substantial hike in deal values over the past 12 months, driven by strong buyer appetite.
20 October 2016
M&A advisers of six firms advise on The Cotswold Company deal Blackbird Retail Holdings, owner of one of the UK’s largest online furniture retailers, The Cotswold Company, has been picked up by private equity firm True Capital.
17 October 2016
AMR International advises on sale of Northstar Travel Group Private equity firm Wicks Business Media has sold Northstar Travel Group, which operates Travel Weekly and a range of other business-to-business travel media brands, to Wasserstein Partners, a New Yo
14 October 2016
Deloitte launches iDeal, analytics offering that supports due diligence Deloitte has launched a new service offering aimed at dealing with increased volumes of data offered for due diligence investigations to acquirers.
10 October 2016
Raymond James completes takeover of Deutsche Bank's US Wealth arm The deal that saw Raymond James buy Deutsche Bank Wealth Management’s US Private Client Services Unit was recently closed. The new division has been integrated into its Alex. Brown arm.
06 October 2016
European merger and acquisition market activity picks up pace European merger & acquisition activity picked up in the third quarter of 2016, rising to 47 deals from 35 in the previous quarter, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor.
05 October 2016
Redwood Capital and LD&A Jupiter merger forms Drake Star Partners Investment banking and corporate finance firms Redwood Capital and LD&A Jupiter are merging to form Drake Star Partners.
03 October 2016
Nielen Schuman advised TravelBird on mezzanine financing deal TravelBird, a startup in the travel industry that has successfully grown into a scale-up, has attracted around €5 million in mezzanine financing.
29 September 2016
M&A market slows down, but deal fundamentals remain strong Global M&A activity reached almost record heights in 2015 on the back of low cost borrowing and an appetite for inorganic investment led growth.
21 September 2016
M&A activity in Power & Utilities shifting to renewables and tech M&A within the global Power & Utilities sector is moving further towards renewable generation and related disruptive technologies as the writing is on the wall regarding the mid-term need to develop sustainable energy assets.
19 September 2016
Duff & Phelps bolsters corporate finance capabilities in Asia Duff & Phelps Managing Partner, James Cook, has been moved by the firm to its Asia-Pacific base in Hong Kong to bolster its restructuring practice in the region.
13 September 2016
Eurofiber acquires Netherlands-based datacenter specialist Glass fibre company Eurofiber has acquired Dataplace, a small datacenter specialist based in the Netherlands.
06 September 2016
Five firms advise on acquisition of shrimp processor Klaas Puul Private equity firm H2 Equity Partners has, for an undisclosed sum, acquired a controlling stake in Klaas Puul, a Netherlands-based shrimp producer.
05 September 2016
TriboForm, an automotive software startup, acquired by AutoForm AutoForm, an international provider of software solutions for automotive players and OEMs, has acquired TriboForm, a Netherlands-based startup that specialises in virtual tribology.
01 September 2016
IPO activity in Europe subdued on the back of Brexit uncertainty IPO activity across Europe is projected to fall from €57.4 billion last year to €25.1 billion this year, as uncertainties from Brexit bite.
22 August 2016
Smith & Williamson hires Russell Cook as Director Corporate Finance Smith & Williamson hired corporate finance advisory expert Russell Cook as a Director within its Corporate Finance team.
15 July 2016
Global IPO activity sluggish as companies deal with uncertainties Global IPO activity remains repressed as companies process uncertainties within the political and economic landscape.
11 July 2016
Accelerated M&A strategy can navigate start-ups through period of stress Accelerated M&A can serve as a solution to the value paradox inherent in knowledge intensive start-ups, writes BDO partner Stuart Deacon.
07 July 2016
Global venture capital investments in early stage startups drops again A shot of reality has befallen the venture capital backed startup market, as it seems investor sentiment is seeking certainties over possibilities.
01 June 2016
Consumer and retail M&A market finding its way back to rationality The global M&A market has been awash with activity over the past years, as private equity firms sought to exit stock built up from before the crisis and corporates, flush with cash, sought to pick up
26 May 2016

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