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

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
KKR buys Afriflora for 200 million, Marktlink advises Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) has reportedly invested $200 million in Afriflora, a large grower and distributor of roses based in Ethiopia.
02 July 2014
Deloitte Corporate Finance buys Kavanagh Fennell Deloitte has bought Kavanagh Fennell, one of Ireland’s leading corporate recovery and insolvency services firms.
01 July 2014

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