Industry sectors - Valuation

  • Britain leads world in web economy

    04 May 2012 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    The internet contributes to a bigger share of the UK economy than it does for any of the other major G20 countries, according to a new study.

  • Orders fall sparks slowdown fears

    18 May 2011

    There are "worrying" signs of a slump in the manufacturing sector, according to a business lobby group.

  • New deal secures All Saints store

    04 Apr 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    The long-term future of the fashion retailer All Saints is set to be secured this week, thanks to a new deal with a Lebanese investment group.

  • Gas firms may get tax breaks

    04 Apr 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Hundreds of millions of tax breaks could be given to gas companies by Chancellor George Osborne, amid warnings that his £2 billion Budget raid could push up prices and halt investment.

  • Vodafone tops index of UK brands

    23 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Vodafone has been named the world's most valuable telecommunications brand and ranked as the top UK company.

  • How will Solvency II impact insurers?

    22 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Solvency II is the new European Directive for European insurers (and reinsurers) that will address their capital requirements and supervision. It will introduce a consistent and strengthened set of rules across Europe with the aim of significantly reducing the probability of firm failure and, as a result, lead to significant improvement in policyholder protection.

  • Sportswear retailer JJB seeks extra £65m

    16 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    A struggling sportswear group plans to ask investors for an extra £65 million.

  • Evaluating fairness in financial restructurings and distressed situations

    15 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    The wave of leveraged buyout (LBO) transactions in recent years has increased the number of layers in capital structures, making today's financial restructurings even more complex - interested parties have a wide divergence of views as to 'where the value breaks' within a debtor's capital structure.

  • Medical practices and the role of the District Valuer

    15 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Ben Willis looks at accountants practising in the GP sector and the notional rent revaluation procedure.

  • Arbitration vs. expert determination

    15 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    An outline of the key differences between arbitration and expert determination

  • A strategy for maximising the value of your brands

    15 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    This article addresses the issues to consider when determining the relative strength of a brand for valuation purposes, and links this to how the strength (and value) of your own trade marks, trade names and brands might be enhanced.

  • Insurance-broking consolidation - an empirical study

    15 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    In this article, Andrew Strickland, Corporate Partner at Scrutton Bland, examines whether recent consolidation in the insurance-broking industry has been a success.

  • The Challenge of Valuing Technology

    15 Mar 2011

    Mike Thornton and Imogen Cairns, of Grant Thornton UK LLP, tackle the thorny issue of valuing technology, considering three main issues: What does value mean? How should it be assessed? What valuation theories are available?

  • The valuation of retail pharmacies

    15 Mar 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    An overview of how retail pharmacies for sale are valued

  • Food industry sees sales growth

    01 Jan 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Food and drink manufacturers have been shown to be among the most resilient in the UK, after almost two-thirds of firms recorded a growth in sales in the second quarter of 2011.

  • Most building societies 'in profit'

    01 Jan 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Almost all UK building societies showed a profit in the last year in spite of "highly competitive" conditions, an annual survey has revealed.

  • Shares warning over oil supplies

    01 Jan 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    Companies on the stock market have supplies of oil and gas which, if burnt, would mean the emissions limits put in place to tackle climate change would be exceeded, it has been claimed.

  • Cycling worth nearly £3bn to UK

    01 Jan 2011 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    A report has shown that cycling boosts the UK economy to the tune of nearly £3 billion a year.

  • The value of insurance-brokerage businesses

    01 Dec 2009 (Valuation SIG premium content:

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    In this article, Andrew Strickland, Corporate Partner at Scrutton Bland, considers different bases for valuing small businesses such as insurance brokerages, with particular reference to turnover, and exploring the complexities involved in using turnover as a starting point.