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Should private equity houses be afraid of pension schemes?

Friday, October 21, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories: Business advice | Tags: pensions, video, Private Equity, buying a business, Pension scheme buy-out, buyout, Darren Mason, final salary, de-risking, pension scheme, employee pension schemes, roundtable

Should buyout teams risk buying companies with a final salary pension scheme? What are the pitfalls they might face – and what are some of the solutions? Find out in our webcast…

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Our 2011 Budget predictions for business

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories: Tax | Tags: tax, investment, economy, UK, pensions, VAT, budget, tax avoidance, relief, corporation tax, GAAR, planning, deficit, predictions, Office for Tax Simplification, enterprise, Low Value Consignment Relief, fuel duty, enterprise, investment, UK, economy

What changes lie ahead for entrepreneurs and privately held businesses (PHBs) in George Osborne’s Budget next week? Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, makes a few predictions…

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Six predictions for the emergency Budget

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Economy, Tax | Tags: tax planning, capital gains tax, CGT, pensions, VAT, budget, NIC, tax avoidance, corporation tax, National Insurance Contribution

Should companies be preparing for the worst this Tuesday (22 June 2010)? Here’s what Francesca Lagerberg, Grant Thornton’s Head of Tax, thinks Chancellor George Osborne has in store in the emergency Budget…

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Pre-Budget Report roundup and reaction

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Tax | Tags: tax, inheritance tax, CGT, pensions, IHT, NIC, disclosure, analysis, reaction, comment, PBR, NDO, Offshore Disclosure Facility, banks, Pre-Budget Report, National Insurance Contribution, financial sector, bonus, HRMC

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