Grant Thornton and Barclays invite you to a special live and interactive healthcare web seminar this Thursday 20 October at 3pm called ‘Financing Challenges within the Healthcare Sector’. Read on for details and how to register…
Find out which mid-market companies are leading the UK out of recession, with the release of the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 list, sponsored by Grant Thornton.
We spoke with Jon Herbert who is the Head of Acquisitions Finance at Lloyds Banking Group about the current financing environment. He shares his views from the banking perspective
We spoke with Stephen Welton who is the Chief Executive of the Business Growth Fund about the role of Business Growth Fund and the current financing environment.
Sentiment in the support services sector is slowly and cautiously turning positive, led by some strongly performing niches, but there are areas within support services that are still feeling the pinch.
The engine room of the UK economy is gearing up to pump again with more than half of our surveyed CEOs and FDs expecting it to become easier to finance their business activities in the next 12 months. But with the funding taps mostly being turned on for larger, blue-chip companies, many are facing another year of frustration and/or creative growth strategies. Grant Thornton’s latest survey maps the financing needs and wants of the UK mid-market.
Why we are campaigning for Edinburgh to be HQ of the new Green Investment Bank, or GIB, and why funding for small-scale renewable energy projects will bring not just swifter financial gains but a much-needed PR win for the low carbon economy.
Football is serious business. Last night, a late flurry of activity as the transfer window closed saw Premiership clubs paying out a record amount but, worryingly, lower league chairmen were again missing out on the benefit. Here are the final results from Grant Thornton’s Football Transfer Tracker…
Our second case study telling ‘The Story of the Deal’ goes behind the scenes of an international acquisition. What happens when a fast-expanding pharma company from India seeks the buyout of a UK vitamin and food supplement plc? Our
So says Grant Thornton’s latest Private Equity Barometer. Read on for the key stats from our quarterly survey of more than 100 private equity executives in the UK…
Technology is getting exciting again. Oscar Jazdowski, UK Head of Origination for Silicon Valley Bank, reviews the sector that is becoming both essential to and pervasive in modern life.
There are signs of life in the UK media sector as investors look to new growth areas and M&A activity picks up. Grant Thornton’s 35-page research report reviews the investment environment with a particular eye on digital. Read on to download a free copy of the report or to find out more…
Finance directors aren’t normally the face of the company but they are playing an increasingly critical role in its success, as our recent What makes an outstanding FD? report, researched in conjunction with Directorbank, shows. Here, we interview three business leaders – including Directorbank’s MD John Pearce (below) about the growing importance of the FD .
Selling a business is usually a one-time-only deal, so owners are often unaware of what to expect, the potential pitfalls or how to get the most out of the sale. In our new series telling ‘The Story of the Deal’, we go behind the scenes of our work to explain what’s involved. Our first case study is RDG’s £9.3 million sale to United Business Media in August 2010…
Grant Thornton has been working with the Directorbank Group to answer this very question. We asked nearly 350 directors, chairmen, chief executives and executive directors to nominate the best finance directors (FD) they’ve worked with. We then interviewed a final 25 on what it takes to get to the top - and asked what advice they have for their peers in the current economy…
What are the consumer trends? What growth strategies are food and drink companies considering in the next 12 months? And where do they stand on innovation and NPD? Here’s a summary from Grant Thornton’s new food sector survey.
We’re inviting you to a special live and interactive healthcare webinar on Tuesday 5 October at 1pm called ‘Capitalising on healthcare: Who will the winners be?’
