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

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
European Private Equity industry maintains appetite for M&A The global private equity market has enjoyed strong growth on the back of cheap money and a demand for the portfolio stock from cash rich corporates.
17 May 2016
Global M&A market continues to look rosy according to executives After a record year for the global M&A market in 2015, the outlook for the global M&A market continues to look rosy for the coming 12 months, according to research by EY.
16 May 2016
Global IPO activity slows as companies wait out instability The start of 2016 has seen a marked decrease in IPO activity, down 39% by volume and 70% by value on the same period last year.
09 May 2016
University College London secures 280 million line of credit As part of its long term vision the UCL, in its UCL 2034 strategy, is investing in a number of facility upgrades and expansions, which includes the upgrade of UCL’s Bloomsbury campus and its student centre.
04 May 2016
Deal execution skills are key for trust in M&A strategy M&A activity is expected to remain robust into 2016. A new research into the investment community's most critical issues finds that transparent communication to a range of stakeholder is key.
28 April 2016
BCG buys stake in matchmaking platform Opportunity Network BCG has intensified its partnership with Opportunity Network.
18 April 2016
Randstad spins off FunktieMediair to industry peer Kenhardt Global staffing and recruitment company Randstad has spun off FunktieMediair to industry peer Kenhardt.
13 April 2016
LD&A Jupiter advises on sale of FinTech firm XXImo to Sodexo French multinational Sodexo has acquired XXImo, a Netherlands based FinTech startup. The deal – financial terms have not been disclosed – was advised on by corporate finance firm LD&A Jupiter.
29 March 2016
Megadeals may drive chemicals industry M&A to new heights 2016 is set to become a strong year for M&A in the chemicals industry, fueled by lacklustre organic growth opportunities, low feedstock prices and divestment agenda.
23 March 2016
Charterhouse hires L.E.K. Consulting for Doc Generici sale Charterhouse Capital Partners, one of the UK’s oldest private equity firms, may be looking to exit from its 2013 bought Italian generic drug company DOC Generici.
19 February 2016
PwC to add 1,000 data scientists to its Deals practice To provide deeper analytic insights for the M&A market, PwC has announced it will in the coming two years add more than 1,000 data science specialists to its Deals business.
17 February 2016
Competition for M&A in insurance industry heating up Merger and acquisition activity in the insurance industry is forecasted to rise in 2016, according to a new study by Willis Towers Watson in collaboration with Mergermarket.
17 February 2016

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