FDs urged to restructure now
Corporate Finance

FDs urged to restructure now

24y Liesbeth Evers

FDs urged to restructure now

Financial directors are 'very much at risk of becoming scapegoats' if they remain hesitant to disclose the true financial state of their company when ...

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FDs becoming streetwise
Corporate Finance

FDs becoming streetwise

24y Liesbeth Evers

FDs becoming streetwise

Last year, an unnerving number of FDs bit the dust as their businesses imploded over ill-considered business models, questionable accounting technique...

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MBO activity slumps to seven-year low
Corporate Finance

MBO activity slumps to seven-year low

24y Liesbeth Evers

MBO activity slumps to seven-year low

Management buyouts have hit their lowest level since 1996, and experts are divided about the chances of a revival in 2003. Read More...

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Daisy chain gets bigger
Corporate Finance

Daisy chain gets bigger

24y Accountancy Age

Daisy chain gets bigger

Children department store Daisy and Tom is set to open more shops over the next few years, after its owner Chelsea Stores raised £2.7m in investment f...

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NAO sings praises of cloning institute
Corporate Finance

NAO sings praises of cloning institute

24y our parliamentary staff

NAO sings praises of cloning institute

Whitehall auditors have held up the commercialisation of the Roslin Institute - where Dolly the sheep was cloned - as a shining example of how to invo...

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Non-execs appointed for EasyCar float
Corporate Finance

Non-execs appointed for EasyCar float

24y Adriana Zea

Non-execs appointed for EasyCar float

Easycar has appointed two former retail executives as independent directors as it prepares to float on the London Stock Exchange. Read More...

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Cruise ship FD on way out
Corporate Finance

Cruise ship FD on way out

24y David Rae

Cruise ship FD on way out

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the current finance director of P&O Princess Cruises could be on his way out. Read More...

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HP saves £1.9bn in Compaq merger
Corporate Finance

HP saves £1.9bn in Compaq merger

24y Accountancy Age

HP saves £1.9bn in Compaq merger

Hewlett-Packard claims to have saved more than $3bn (£1.9bn) in annual cost savings after buying Compaq. Read More...

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Beating gloomy predictions
Corporate Finance

Beating gloomy predictions

24y Liesbeth Evers

Beating gloomy predictions

Retail acquisitions continue to defy the general trend of collapsing acquisition activity as booming consumer spending beats gloomy economy expectatio...

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Publishing M&A static
Corporate Finance

Publishing M&A static

24y Liesbeth Evers

Publishing M&A static

In the European publishing market mergers and acquisitions have fallen 48% by comparison to last year. Read More...

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EU urged to copy London.
Corporate Finance

EU urged to copy London.

24y Gavin Hinks

EU urged to copy London.

Rumblings of discontent about the EU's prospective directive - the document that attempts to harmonise the rules on flotation prospectuses across all ...

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Corporate finance: News in brief
Corporate Finance

Corporate finance: News in brief

24y Accountancy Age

Corporate finance: News in brief

Majestic Wine has been voted AIM company of the year at the seventh annual AIM awards, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the London Stock Exchan...

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Caught with their trousers down
Corporate Finance

Caught with their trousers down

24y Philip Smith.

Caught with their trousers down

A couple of weeks ago, 30 corporate financiers were caught with their trousers well and truly down. Read More...

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Things can only get better?
Corporate Finance

Things can only get better?

24y Philip Smith.

Things can only get better?

The proposed merger between Granada and Carlton has failed to give corporate finance experts hope that the deal could herald the return of M&A activit...

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TV market: the bigger picture
Corporate Finance

TV market: the bigger picture

24y Paul Grant

TV market: the bigger picture

Next time you sit down to watch Dawn French play the loopy Vicar of Dibley, think about this. How would you know whether it would be a good investment...

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Corporate venturing hits minuscule levels
Corporate Finance

Corporate venturing hits minuscule levels

24y AccountancyAge.com

Corporate venturing hits minuscule levels

The amount of money being invested by corporations in start-up companies has fallen dramatically since the dotcom bubble burst, matching a general dec...

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Wait continues for TV merger FD
Corporate Finance

Wait continues for TV merger FD

24y Gavin Hinks

Wait continues for TV merger FD

It will be next week before the world knows who will be the finance director of the company that will be created from the merger between Carlton Commu...

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News in Brief: SMEs get full credit
Corporate Finance

News in Brief: SMEs get full credit

24y Accountancy Age

News in Brief: SMEs get full credit

Lloyds TSB is to introduce credit interest on current accounts for SMEs with a turnover of up to £25m per year. The move, a response to the Competitio...

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Flotations flounder as buy-outs boom
Corporate Finance

Flotations flounder as buy-outs boom

24y Philip Smith.

Flotations flounder as buy-outs boom

The number of companies floating on the stock market has plummeted in the year to date, while the value of management buy-outs has boomed, according t...

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The Prospectus Directive
Corporate Finance

The Prospectus Directive

24y Accountancy Age

The Prospectus Directive

Most people involved in flotation work are aware of the proposed Prospectus Directive issued by the EC. But how many are aware of its detailed provisi...

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Big Four face staff exodus
Corporate Finance

Big Four face staff exodus

24y Accountancy Age

Big Four face staff exodus

The withdrawal of the Big Four from regional corporate finance work has created a vacuum which mid-tier firms are keen to fill. Read More...

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News in brief: VC deals race ahead
Corporate Finance

News in brief: VC deals race ahead

24y Accountancy Age

News in brief: VC deals race ahead

Venture Capitalists are confident that deal activity will pick up over the next six months, with disposals of non-core subsidiaries providing the bigg...

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Corporate finance dilemma
Corporate Finance

Corporate finance dilemma

24y Accountancy Age

Corporate finance dilemma

The corporate finance market is facing one of its biggest shake-ups since the large firms began to muscle in on the investment banks' territory a deca...

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Turf war looms as deals dry up
Corporate Finance

Turf war looms as deals dry up

24y Accountancy Age

Turf war looms as deals dry up

A dearth of big ticket work for Big Four corporate finance firms is creating a new competitive battlefield on territory traditionally occupied by the ...

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KPMG names global corporate finance chairman
Corporate Finance

KPMG names global corporate finance chairman

24y Larry Schlesinger

KPMG names global corporate finance chairman

Stephen Barrett has been appointed as the next international chairman of KPMG Corporate Finance. Read More...

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EC directive on IPOs threatens City
Corporate Finance

EC directive on IPOs threatens City

24y Gavin Hinks

EC directive on IPOs threatens City

Fears are growing that accountants working at the heart of the beleaguered corporate finance sector could soon lose even more work as a result of a Eu...

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Upbeat forecast for venture capital market
Corporate Finance

Upbeat forecast for venture capital market

24y Larry Schlesinger

Upbeat forecast for venture capital market

UK venture capitalists are upbeat about the prospects for increased deal activity in the market over the next six months, according to the latest quar...

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