Corporate Finance news in the UK | Page 6

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

Mazars advises on Hunters Property on London AIM IPO Mazars has provided Hunters Property with accountancy and advisory services in its bid to go public through an IPO on London’s AIM exchange, where it entered with a market capitalisation of £16.
31 July 2015
Advisors rack up 100 million for Ahold Delhaize merger Last month supermarkets Ahold and Delhaize announced they agreed a merger, a move which will create Ahold Delhaize, a new top 10 player in the global supermarket scene. For management consultants, advisors and lawyers th
20 July 2015
Baker Tilly boosts Corporate Finance team in Aberdeen Baker Tilly in Scotland has appointed Tom Faichnie as Corporate Finance Partner and Ian McDonald as Associate Director to its Corporate Finance team. The two are set to strengthen the last year established Aberdeen team and realise client demand in
16 July 2015
MBCF advises on Ipcom Group | Insulcon transaction Ipcom Group, a Belgium based group of European companies specialised in the distribution and conversion of insulation products, has acquired Insulcon Group, a Dutch manufacturer and distributor of hi
14 July 2015
Squarefield supports Vaessen-Schoemaker with buy-in The management of Vaessen-Schoemaker, a leading supplier of high value-add functional ingredients based in The Netherlands, has acquired the remaining majority of the company from the firm’s founders. Corporate finance expert Squarefield acte
08 July 2015
9 advisories advise on Stage Entertainment | CVC deal Last month Joop van den Ende – the founder of international theatre company Stage Entertainment – disclosed that it had sold 60% of its shares to CVC Capital Partners.
06 July 2015
Increased manufacturing & industrial M&A confidence Manufacturing and industrial leaders are increasingly optimistic about their financial prospects and show more M&A confidence, with more than half planning to increase their deal activity in the next
02 July 2015
Roland Berger buys restructuring firm FMC Consultants Roland Berger has acquired FMC Consultants, a Germany-based consultancy that specialises in restructuring advisory.
26 June 2015
Adam Joy to head TMT Corporate Finance KPMG UK Adam Joy has been appointed as Partner at KPMG. In his new role he will lead the firm’s UK Corporate Finance team in TMT and M&A activity, bringing his more than 20 years’ experience with corporates like UBS and Warner Bros Internat
15 June 2015
Bain: Global PE healthcare buyouts reach 3 year high Globally, private equity (PE) buyouts in healthcare reached a three year high at $29.6 billion in 2014, with deal volume relatively steady, research by Bain & Company finds.
08 June 2015
Restructuring Officer in high demand, says advisory The importance of Chief Restructuring Officers has significantly increased in the past 10 years, with many believing their deployment to increase even further in the next decade, research by Roland B
20 May 2015
EY: 56% global firms chasing mergers & acquisitions The global appetite for mergers & acquisitions has reached its the highest point in five years, EY’s Global Capital Confidence Barometer shows. With companies more confident in the global economy and expectant of an improved deal market,
11 May 2015
Accuracy, MBCF and SDP advise Nordian - Ab Ovo deal Private equity firm Nordian Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Ab Ovo International, an IT-services firm based in the Netherlands and Germany.
04 May 2015
Grant Thornton buys online debt advisory DebtWizard Business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton has acquired online debt advice company DebtWizard, boosting the firm’s debt services capabilities. DebtWizard’s founder Mike Thomas, who set out to find a
30 March 2015
KPMG CF supports UCL with 150 million credit line University College London (UCL) has received a new £150 million revolving credit facility from a consortium of UK banks. The academic institution was advised by KPMG Capital Advisory Group, KPMG’s practice th
27 March 2015
Bain: Global buyout backed exits reaches 456 billion PE funds are reaping the rewards of pre-crisis holdings in a year of record buyout-backed exits, with 2014 total exit value reaching $456 billion reports recent research from Bain & Company.
24 March 2015
50 largest mid-market M&A advisors in the UK UK-based merger & acquisition market in the mid-market segment totalled $60.7 billion in 2014, a 21% increase year-on-year.
23 March 2015
OC&C advises WorldStores on 25 million financing WorldStores, one of UK’s leading online furniture retailers, has received an investment of £25 million from a consortium of investors, led by US bank Goldman Sachs.
06 March 2015
PwC: Technology IPO enjoys best year in a decade 2014 was a record year this decade for tech IPOs with 118 deals contributing $51.2 billion. While the numbers are mostly up per sector for 2014 relative to 2013, the Alibaba deal, valued at $21.8 billion was a massive boost to the sector
24 February 2015
Consulting and law firms advise Altran | Nspyre deal Four consulting firms and two law firms took part in overseeing the recent deal between Altran and NSpyre.
23 February 2015
Marsh & McLennan: Earning insecurities here to stay The risks for businesses and earning uncertainties are here to stay, a survey by Marsh & McLennan Companies shows. Regulatory uncertainty and increasing competition mean that businesses sometimes need to make decisions without all th
16 February 2015
Baker Tilly: Potential investor advice to small & mid-cap The UK business environment is on the up, however, while the numbers look positive, a survey by Baker Tilly of institutional investors’ perspective on 2015 discloses volatility, with investors not lo
12 February 2015
Deloitte: Chinese hungry for European firm acquisitions Chinese firms are snapping up European firms, acquiring 79 in 2014 with an average value of £249 million. European investment in Chinese companies, in comparison, involved 54 deals valued at £116 million. Chinese firms are pa
05 February 2015
Zolfo Cooper supports Agilitas with debt raising Zolfo Cooper has completed a debt raising mandate on behalf of PE-firm Agilitas Partners, to finance the acquisition of Financiere Ionisos SAS (Ionisos). The firm delivered a financing package as a result of which Ionisos will be able to grow and p
23 January 2015
Baker Tilly Berk CF advises Eimskip - Jac. Meisner deal Global shipping company Eimskip has recently acquired Jac. Meisner, a reefer logistics based in the Netherlands. As part of the deal, which was guided by Baker Tilly Berk, twelve employees of Jac.
16 January 2015
EY: PE-backed IPOs reaches highest level in 16 years The exit market in 2014 has performed well, data by EY shows, with the highest level since 2007. PE-backed IPOs was a popular strategy and reached the highest level in 16 years, numbers that suggest a recovering European private equity industry. EY
14 January 2015
MBCF supports Andlinger with Clesse Industries deal Aalberts Industries has recently sold off its Clesse Industries business unit to Andlinger & Company.
08 January 2015
Baker Tilly Corporate Finance completes three deals Baker Tilly’s Corporate Finance team in the North West has recently completed a hat-trick of deals. Looking forward, the business advisory firm expects the M&A appetite to sustain in 2015. Hat-trick of M&A dealsb
08 January 2015
FTI Consulting: M&A fairness opinions gaining terrain Executives that find themselves in the midst of a merger/acquisition process are increasingly choosing independent advisors above related investment bankers. From a long term economic perspective, a sensible approach, reveals a recent su
02 January 2015
Deloitte eyeing independent IPO sponsor status In 2013 Deloitte voluntarily lost its independent IPO “sponsor” status. Less than two years later, the Big 4 firm has changed its mind, and is eyeing a return to the recovering IPO market.
23 December 2014
Four consulting firms named top M&A advisor 2014 Consulting firms Deloitte, EY, PwC and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants have been recognised as top M&A advisors by M&A platform Mergermarket. EY managed to secure two awards, while Deloitte, PwC and Roland Berger each w
17 December 2014
Grant Thornton: M&A activity in waste sector picking up M&A activity in the UK waste and recycling sector is picking up, concludes a research from accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton. 23 deals were completed in the first half of 2014, significantly more than in the same periods
29 September 2014

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