Elevate - for business leaders
Wednesday, July 04, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
research,
report,
growth,
infographic,
M&A,
financing,
Private Equity,
support services,
corporates,
PE
Recently, we interviewed 40 private equity investors active in support services to get a financial snapshot of the sector. The full report is available for download or check out our infographic by clicking on the image (left)…
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
investment,
research,
report,
growth,
M&A,
acquisitions,
financing,
Private Equity,
transactions,
support services,
consolidation,
corporates,
PE
Where is the smart money going in UK business support services? Find out as we reveal the results of our survey of 40 private equity investors active in the sector, their expectations for the next 12 months and some of the key issues affecting the market in 2012.
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
investment,
research,
report,
growth,
M&A,
acquisitions,
financing,
food,
Private Equity,
beverage,
drink,
consolidation,
F&B,
consumer,
corporates,
PE,
growth drivers,
NPD
Where will growth come from over the next 12 months in F&B? Our survey of private equity houses and companies currently investing in the sector revealed three main areas…
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Tuesday, May 01, 2012 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: statistics,
investment,
research,
report,
growth,
M&A,
acquisitions,
financing,
food,
Private Equity,
transactions,
beverage,
drink,
consolidation,
F&B,
consumer,
corporates,
PE,
NPD
We asked senior representatives from private equity houses and companies currently investing in the food and beverage sector across the UK and Ireland for their views on where the smart money is going in F&B. Read the sector investment snapshot or download the full report below.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: research,
report,
survey,
growth,
M&A,
insight,
food,
sustainability,
Trefor Griffith,
beverage,
regulation,
drink,
brands,
commodity prices,
F&B,
consumer
Our global food and beverage survey is fresh off the shelves and available for download. Read all about the key issues and opportunities facing the sector, as well as the global trends and how they are affecting individual companies and countries in unique ways…
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Thursday, August 25, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
research,
infographic,
women in business,
data,
IBR,
women,
board,
gender,
diversity,
International Business Report,
female,
map
‘Improve your organisation by helping more women to get into top jobs’ – this was the message sent out to UK business by the Home Office last month. So how does the UK compare to its neighbours, emerging economies and the global average when it comes to employing women in senior jobs in the workplace? We review the global statistics and rankings.
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
strategy,
CEO,
data,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
banking,
funding,
financing,
mid-market,
financial crisis,
refinancing,
David Ascott,
Jon Herbert
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
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
strategy,
CEO,
data,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
banking,
funding,
financing,
FDs,
mid-market,
financial crisis,
refinancing,
David Ascott,
Stephen Welton
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.
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
strategy,
CEO,
data,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
banking,
funding,
financing,
FDs,
mid-market,
financial crisis,
refinancing,
David Ascott
David Ascott discusses our latest research into the
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Friday, July 29, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
strategy,
CEO,
data,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
banking,
funding,
financing,
FDs,
mid-market,
financial crisis,
refinancing,
David Ascott
Our latest survey looked at the
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 | Posted by: Grant Thornton
Categories:
Business advice,
Tax,
Technology sector
| Tags: innovation,
business,
tax,
research,
Francesca Lagerberg,
report,
technology,
advice,
relief,
analysis,
incentives,
consultation,
webinar,
R&D,
review,
development,
Dyson,
Samantha Vanags
Find out about the upcoming changes to Research and Development (R&D) tax credits in our FREE webcast taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 27 July at 3pm BST. Read on for details and how to register.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: finance,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
strategy,
CEO,
data,
FD,
CFO,
analysis,
banking,
funding,
financing,
FDs,
mid-market,
financial crisis,
refinancing,
David Ascott
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.
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Women in business
| Tags: business,
entrepreneurs,
statistics,
research,
women in business,
CEO,
IBR,
boardroom,
women,
success,
board,
gender,
management,
equality,
database,
international business report,
senior management,
PHBs
Today marks the 100th International Women’s Day but it seems there’s still much to strive for when it comes to equality in business, as new Grant Thornton figures reveal the proportion of women in senior management has fallen back to 2004 levels.
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Tax,
Technology sector
| Tags: innovation,
business,
tax,
research,
report,
technology,
relief,
incentives,
consultation,
R&D,
review,
development,
Dyson,
Sam Vanags,
Samantha Vanags
The Government recently announced that it was reviewing the ways in which it incentivises investment in research and development (R&D). This raises a number of questions over the future of R&D tax relief. Technology partner Samantha Vanags explains the issues and responds with Grant Thornton’s recommendations on R&D tax incentives.
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Thursday, October 14, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
statistics,
finance,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
talent,
FD,
Directorbank,
finance director,
competition,
people,
communication,
director,
recruitment,
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…
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Financing
| Tags: innovation,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
UK,
strategy,
data,
insight,
food,
new markets,
beverage,
drink,
new products,
restaurants,
NDP
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.
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Saturday, October 02, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Thought Leadership
| Tags: recession,
research,
report,
survey,
growth,
UK,
strategy,
M&A,
data,
insight,
competition,
financing,
food,
Trefor Griffith,
new markets,
beverage,
new products
Grant Thornton’s latest research report, Targeting growth: Challenges and opportunities for the UK Food and Beverage sector, reveals the state of play for UK businesses in this sector. Here are some of the key issues and findings…
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Infographic,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
recession,
finance,
research,
strategy,
infographic,
business models,
success,
Economist,
competition,
new business models,
benchmark
Want to benchmark your likely business success post-recession? Grant Thornton’s latest infographic is a complacency-busting chart of the six different types of business model behaviour shown by UK companies in the past 18 months.
See which are positive and negative behaviours, and discover if your company is stuck in a recession rut or positioning itself well for the upturn.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Financing ,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: business,
finance,
economy,
research,
survey,
growth,
strategy,
international,
M&A,
data,
debt,
analysis,
funding,
recovery,
mid-market,
financial crisis,
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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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Business advice,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: innovation,
business,
entrepreneurs,
recession,
finance,
research,
technology,
strategy,
business models,
New Business Models,
board,
Economist,
competition,
distribution,
change,
revenue
Nearly two-thirds of UK businesses are hamstrung by their own business models and unprepared for the recovery of the market. In a new report on business models, Grant Thornton presents the lie of the land – from the latest research on UK business model behaviour during the recession to a list of questions you can to bring to the boardroom table…
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