Elevate - for business leaders
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Economy,
Financing
| Tags: business,
media,
investment,
finance,
technology,
UK,
M&A,
debt,
financing,
Private Equity,
PE Barometer,
privately held businesses,
refinancing,
Healthcare,
valuation
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…
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Thursday, November 04, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing ,
Media sector
| Tags: business,
tax,
risk,
debt,
corporate finance,
value,
Story of the Deal,
disposal,
selling a business,
negotiation,
Ali Sharifi,
case study,
RDG,
United Business Media,
warranties,
grooming
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…
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
economy,
finance,
research,
survey,
international,
strategy,
growth,
M&A,
data,
debt,
analysis,
funding,
recovery,
financial crisis,
mid-market,
cost-cutting,
lending
Grant Thornton’s latest research in conjunction with Mergermarket surveyed 150 CEOs and CFOs in the first quarter of 2010 on how and where the UK’s mid-market businesses are looking to fund present and future growth. The Financing Your Strategy report, released this week gives a broad overview of trends as well as data from specific sectors. We’ve highlighted the key findings here…
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