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Widely regarded as the most sweeping change to US financial regulation since the Great Depression, the Dodd-Frank Act will impact on the corporate finance services provided by accounting firms to private equity sponsors. By Iain Bannatyne.
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Paradoxically, the financial crisis has made sustainability a boardroom issue. If corporates are going to behave responsibly, executives and investors will need to look at more than just financials. Grant Murgatroyd asks whether M&A can be the test bed for connected reporting. This article first appeared as 'The Green Mile' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in May 2010.
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Lending to small businesses in the UK continues to stagnate. According to the BBA, term lending in Q2 remained flat – it hasn’t risen quarter on quarter since Q2 last year, when it rose a paltry 0.1%. This article first appeared as 'Editor’s View: Risk – a necessary evil' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in September 2010.
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Slaughter and May becomes first ‘Magic Circle’ firms to join ICAEW’s Corporate Finance Faculty.
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A water purification company looking to expand into India and China was the first US listing on AIM post credit crunch. BDO corporate finance partner Chris Searle highlights the dangers of aggressive forecasting.
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In 2006, the merger of NTL, Telewest and Virgin Mobile created Virgin Media, the UK’s first quad-play media company – television, broadband, mobile and fixed-line telephony. Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan, managing director of leadership advisory firm Tyler Mangan, was tasked with supporting the complex post-integration strategy for the group. This article first appeared as 'Badge of honour' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in February 2011.
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From his base in the British Virgin Islands, Martin Kenney hunts down economic criminals. He tells Nick Ryan that a culture of complicity and poor due diligence has allowed fraud to flourish. This article first appeared as 'The fraud hunter' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in April 2010.
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Fraud is a growing problem and business leaders are increasingly accountable. So buyers need to know the right questions to ask target companies. This article first appeared as 'A touchy subject?' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in May 2010.
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In a conversation last month, a friend of mine said that a new version of Glass-Steagall should be introduced. Given that he’s a professional in a moribund industry (construction) who has never previously shown interest in financial regulation, I was intrigued. Why? ‘Because it would stop banks engaging in risky activities.’ This article first appeared as 'Editor’s View: The Risk of De Risking' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in April 2010.
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Cultural integration must be carefully negotiated if the new addition to a business is to deliver on its promises. By Marc Mullen.
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Some 50% to 80% of mergers and acquisitions fail. But by being aware of these traps, senior managers embarking on a merger can work to avoid being part of these statistics and can deliver the benefits promised by the merger as well as a smoother experience for employees.
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As senior executives look at expansion plans for 2011, what are the critical success factors for acquisitions? By Glen Witney. This article first appeared as 'Making integration work' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in February 2011.
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How M&A insurance can help private equity firms and corporates close deals.
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In a globalised world, victims of corporate fraud face an uphill battle to get their assets back. Anthony Riem of PCB Litigation says an effective recovery strategy is the key to salvaging value. This article first appeared as 'Rapid recovery' in Corporate Financier, magazine of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty, in September 2010.
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With reputations at stake, those involved in M&A and joint ventures have much to gain by using business intelligence services and more innovative due diligence. By Katherine Steiner-Dicks.