Deloitte advises sports group in £55m MBO
Corporate Finance

Deloitte advises sports group in £55m MBO

23y Accountancy Age

Deloitte advises sports group in £55m MBO

TJ Hughes is to split from high-street retailer JJB Sports in a £55.8m management buy-out brokered by Deloitte. Read More...

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No buyer for 'Dolly the sheep' business
Corporate Finance

No buyer for 'Dolly the sheep' business

23y AccountancyAge.com

No buyer for 'Dolly the sheep' business

KPMG Corporate Finance and a four-man team from PPL Therapeutics have failed to find a buyer for the company famous for the first cloned sheep. Read M...

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Wilkins Kennedy booms
Corporate Finance

Wilkins Kennedy booms

23y Accountancy Age

Wilkins Kennedy booms

The London office of Wilkins Kennedy has merged with WH Payne & Co to form a team in the capital. Read More...

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US fortunes bode well for UK
Corporate Finance

US fortunes bode well for UK

23y Accountancy Age

US fortunes bode well for UK

Bull market-style confidence has returned to the US with a vengeance. Read More...

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Integrity checks halt M&A deals
Corporate Finance

Integrity checks halt M&A deals

23y Accountancy Age

Integrity checks halt M&A deals

More mergers and acquisitions are being derailed before completion, while those that go through are being completed at a slower rate. Read More...

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Google CFO leads float bid
Corporate Finance

Google CFO leads float bid

23y Larry Schlesinger

Google CFO leads float bid

George Reyes, chief financial officer of internet search engine Google, is heading up the executive team eyeing a multi-billion dollar flotation. Read...

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PwC helps with £1.4bn EMI takeover bid
Corporate Finance

PwC helps with £1.4bn EMI takeover bid

23y Accountancy Age

PwC helps with £1.4bn EMI takeover bid

PricewaterhouseCoopers is helping broker a £1.4bn bid for 'Lucky' Jim Fifield to lead a takeover bid for EMI. Read More...

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MBOs: down but not out.
Corporate Finance

MBOs: down but not out.

23y Liz Loxton

MBOs: down but not out.

Being part of a successful management buyout (MBO) team has always been held as an excellent fast track to the top of the business ladder. Read More...

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Industry shock as E&Y axes M&A staff
Corporate Finance

Industry shock as E&Y axes M&A staff

23y Accountancy Age

Industry shock as E&Y axes M&A staff

Ernst & Young has shocked the industry by axing more than one in three of its mergers and acquisitions partners. Read More...

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Erring on the side of caution
Corporate Finance

Erring on the side of caution

23y Accountancy Age

Erring on the side of caution

Corporate financiers are making optimistic noises, but perhaps we shouldn't get too carried away while the market is at its lowest ebb for almost a de...

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Flotations market sees revival
Corporate Finance

Flotations market sees revival

23y Accountancy Age

Flotations market sees revival

IPO activity is set to dramatically increase over the next few months, as venture capital companies seek exit routes. Venture capital companies that i...

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Credit Suisse ranking slips in M&As
Corporate Finance

Credit Suisse ranking slips in M&As

23y Accountancy Age

Credit Suisse ranking slips in M&As

Credit Suisse First Boston has seen the value of mergers and acquisition deals fall by 40%. CSFB advised on $90.4bn (£54.4bn) of deals for the nine mo...

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Activity levels increase in MBO market
Corporate Finance

Activity levels increase in MBO market

23y Liz Loxton

Activity levels increase in MBO market

KPMG's private equity group has reported increased levels of activity in the MBO market for the third quarter of this year, with the mid-market sector...

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M&A partner cull at Ernst & Young
Corporate Finance

M&A partner cull at Ernst & Young

23y Larry Schlesinger

M&A partner cull at Ernst & Young

Big Four firm Ernst & Young has dropped six partners from its corporate finance practice, as the market continues to disappoint. Read More...

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KPMG predicts rise in company flotations
Corporate Finance

KPMG predicts rise in company flotations

23y Accountancy Age

KPMG predicts rise in company flotations

KPMG is forecasting a pick up in flotations over the coming months as its latest research finds that many more companies are for the first time thinki...

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Grant Thornton helps secure pub buy-out
Corporate Finance

Grant Thornton helps secure pub buy-out

23y Larry Schlesinger

Grant Thornton helps secure pub buy-out

A corporate finance team from Grant Thornton has helped The Bar Group, a community based pub group located in the South East, acquire two pub groups l...

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Revenue does u-turn on venture capital tax
Corporate Finance

Revenue does u-turn on venture capital tax

23y our parliamentary correspondent

Revenue does u-turn on venture capital tax

A major Treasury u-turn has been signalled over Budget proposals which were feared would tax 'carried interest' on venture capital investments as inco...

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IPO market on the up
Corporate Finance

IPO market on the up

23y Accountancy Age

IPO market on the up

The signs are that corporate finance activity has picked up after months of unanswered prayers. But there is undoubtedly a legacy of caution left behi...

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News in brief: Deloitte to finalise LGC sale.
Corporate Finance

News in brief: Deloitte to finalise LGC sale.

23y Accountancy Age

News in brief: Deloitte to finalise LGC sale.

Deloitte & Touche is in the advanced stages of completing the sale of LGC, Europe's biggest privately owned forensic sciences group. Read More...

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New lease of life for ailing sector
Corporate Finance

New lease of life for ailing sector

23y Accountancy Age

New lease of life for ailing sector

A resurgence in M&A activity and improved confidence in equity markets is breathing new life into corporate finance. Read More...

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Michael Queen, 3i - Keeping an eye on things
Corporate Finance

Michael Queen, 3i - Keeping an eye on things

23y Adriana Zea

Michael Queen, 3i - Keeping an eye on things

Michael Queen knows what makes a good FD. He should, he has to recruit them constantly in his role at venture capitalist 3i. But while Queen may look ...

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UK investment market continues to slide
Corporate Finance

UK investment market continues to slide

23y Larry Schlesinger

UK investment market continues to slide

The UK venture capital investment market has continued to decline over the last quarter, falling far more steeply then a modest drop in Europe and des...

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Grant Thornton helps in carburettor MBO
Corporate Finance

Grant Thornton helps in carburettor MBO

23y Larry Schlesinger

Grant Thornton helps in carburettor MBO

Top ten firm Grant Thornton has helped specialist carburettor distributor Webcon complete a management buyout from its parent company Standard Motor P...

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Deloitte launches venture capital service
Corporate Finance

Deloitte launches venture capital service

23y Larry Schlesinger

Deloitte launches venture capital service

Deloitte & Touche has become the first Big Four firm to expand its operations into the private equity fund managers market. Read More...

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Kendal starts series of buyouts
Corporate Finance

Kendal starts series of buyouts

23y Accountancy Age

Kendal starts series of buyouts

Numerica Corporate Finance has advised on the sale of swimwear specialist Zoggs Group to The Kendal Group. Numerica initiated the transaction and advi...

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United Utilities in £1bn rights issue
Corporate Finance

United Utilities in £1bn rights issue

23y Accountancy Age

United Utilities in £1bn rights issue

A £1bn rights issue from United Utilities could just be the beginning as the big utility companies make a dash for cash to satisfy regulators. Read Mo...

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Profits go down the drain
Corporate Finance

Profits go down the drain

23y Accountancy Age

Profits go down the drain

Some of the UK's largest companies are posting encouraging results. Engine maker Rolls-Royce recently reported an impressive recovery with operating c...

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