Corporate Finance research in the UK

An overview of research in Corporate Finance consulting in the UK:

US-listed UK companies reach $2.2 trillion market capitalisation UK headquartered companies listed in the US reached a market capitalisation of $2.2 trillion for the first quarter of 2025 alone.
27 May 2025
European IPO momentum sees funding quadruple in 2024 New research from PwC suggests Europe’s market for initial public offerings has continued to heat through 2024.
05 August 2024
Third of UK business owners don't know company value New research suggests that four-in-ten entrepreneurs across Europe do not know the value of their company.
25 March 2024
London maintains attractiveness for listings despite instability The most important factor when weighing up where to launch a public listing are where a company’s headquarters are, and where its largest sales regions are.
24 January 2024
Fifth of businesses unaware of funding options Lending to small businesses has plummeted in the UK, with finance applications becoming far more difficult in the wake of the pandemic.
19 May 2022
Global IPO market enjoys exceptional year in 2021 The global volume of initial public offerings boomed by 64% through 2021, while proceeds raised also spiked 67% year-on-year.
29 December 2021
8 charts on the global private equity deals landscape Global strategic consulting firm Bain & Company has released its ‘Global Private Equity Report’ – its annual study into trends in the worldwide private equity deals landscape.
19 April 2021
IPO markets sluggish as uncertainty remains The start of the 2019 IPO season has been slow. The first quarter saw around $20 billion raised across almost 200 deals.
27 May 2019
UK banking faces higher levels of capital depletion than Europe An analysis of the European Banking Authority’s annual Stress Testing has found that UK banks are behind their European counterparts when it comes to capital depletion and capital flexibility.
19 December 2018
FinTech and RegTech enjoy strong investment in 2018 Investment activity in the FinTech segment has continued apace, topping $30 billion in the second quarter of this year.
18 October 2018
Market for Initial Coin Offerings on record breaking and maturing path A record breaking opening to 2018 has seen Initial Coin Offerings yield more than their total funds raised since the first ICO in 2013.
17 September 2018
UK tops US for FinTech investment, KPMG study shows A new report has shown that investment rates in the global FinTech scene have hit record levels in the first half of 2018, as financial institutions look to tackle complex problems with the leveragin
14 August 2018
UK companies most at risk of investor activism Investor activism saw a double digit rise in the UK over the past 12 months, according to a new report.
27 June 2018
Despite benefits UK companies slow to adopt zero-based budgeting New research has shown that companies are reinvesting millions saved from zero-based initiatives into new growth.
18 June 2018
Foreign direct investment in UK could dry up post-Brexit Globally foreign direct investment is set to continue to grow, with North America sitting at the top, while China has slid three spots to fifth overall.
14 June 2018
IPO market slows in 2018 on back of geopolitical uncertainty IPO activity has been somewhat slow for the first quarter of 2018, in part on the back of market uncertainty at the start of the year.
09 May 2018
Global venture capital funding moving from startups to scaleups Venture capital markets boomed over the first half of the recent decade, with Angel / Seed investment climbing steadily between 2010 and 2015, as the number of investments almost tripled.
02 May 2018
Record number of companies planning to divest in 2018, says EY A record number of companies is planning their business or parts of it in 2018, as they navigate ongoing macroeconomic and geopolitical issues and face intense pressure to evolve their business model
09 April 2018
Tech IPOs worth $40 million or more hit $25 billion globally Tech IPOs saw an 85% increase on the year previous in 2017, with deals worth more than $40 million hitting 100 for the year. The total proceeds from these transactions amounted to $25 billion.
28 March 2018
Chemical industry sees $184 billion decline in M&A value after reduction of mega deals While the global chemical industry saw robust levels of merger and acquisition activity in 2017, value languished well below the total seen in 2016.
15 March 2018
Global buyouts by private equity firms hit $440 billion Global buyouts by private equity firms hit $440 billion in 2017, on a relatively flat deal count to 2016.
01 March 2018
Venture capital funding hits $155 billion, but splits across fewer projects Start-ups have received substantially more money from venture capital investors during the past year.
06 February 2018
Value of Initial Coin Offerings market breaks through $4 billion barrier According to a new report, the total value of Initial Coin Offerings has breached the barrier of $4 billion globally.
29 January 2018
UK IPOs rise as companies exit wait-and-see mode Global equity fundraising boasted a solid result in 2017, hitting a ten year high of £630 billion, while UK exchanges saw a considerable upswing in IPOs.
08 January 2018
UK exchanges host increased number of IPOs as concern stabilises IPO activity in Europe has been buoyed by improving market conditions across the EU, although Brexit concerns remain an issue – finds new analysis into the quarterly activity in the space.
19 December 2017
Dealmakers remain buoyant about Britain despite Brexit UK remains the top destination for global dealmakers looking to invest in Europe, despite uncertainty resulting from Brexit.
02 November 2017
Initial Public Offering market set for best IPO year since crisis Mired in political and economic uncertainties, 2016 was a relatively lacklustre year for IPOs around the world.
04 October 2017
Investors rate quality over quantity, study finds The most recent survey of the venture capital industry has found that in line in the previous quarter, investment has continued to decline.
25 July 2017
100 largest alternative asset managers grow collective assets beyond $4 trillion The global management of money has seen the 100 largest companies in the alternative asset segment see their assets under management increase by around 10% to more than $4 trillion.
24 July 2017
M&A deal activity likely to remain robust on corporate growth demand M&A activity is expected to remain robust going into 2017, a new study has found.
12 July 2017
Innovation drive fuelling M&A appetite and corporate venturing Consumer demand, technological development and cross-border encroachment remain key trends, inducing incumbents to innovate their various propositions or face the prospect of disruption.
15 May 2017
Global M&A activity falls to around $3.8 trillion across 8,000 deals M&A activity in 2016 was down somewhat on 2015, deal value was down 17% while deal volume saw a 5% decline. The year was still one of the strongest on record, follow the record year in 2015.
04 May 2017

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