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Solving the UK infrastructure investment challenge

ICAEW brings together insights from an infrastructure investment forum (held in November 2024), as well as further guidance and resources for advisors, investors and investees involved in infrastructure investment in the UK.
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Long read: powering up public offerings
  • Article
  • 10 Sep 2024
In the past two years, UK take-privates have outnumbered IPOs by significantly more than two to one in London. But the prospects are looking good. Marc Mullen reports.
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Understanding the connection between sustainability and finance
  • Article
  • 17 Jul 2024
Marie-Josée Privyk, founder of Fincomm Services, and David Wray, ICAEW member and co-creator of iEARTHS, examine this key factor in transitioning businesses and capital markets towards sustainability.
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On my CV: Ed Westhead, Fieldfisher
  • Article
  • 09 Apr 2024
Effective collaboration with all advisers is critical to the ultimate success of complex deals, says Ed Westhead, equity capital markets partner at Fieldfisher.
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Tough times for fundraising
  • Article
  • 12 Feb 2024
Following a heady fundraising period, private equity now faces more tricky times. How are institutional investor appetites shifting? And how do firms raise capital in today’s market? Vicky Meek reports.
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The big infra challenge
  • Article
  • 06 Dec 2023
The sheer scale of energy transition projects means there will be no lack of demand for private capital to be deployed in infrastructure. In the UK, however, rising costs are creating a deliverability issue. Andy Thomson reports.
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Faculty news: November 2023
  • Article
  • 09 Nov 2023
The Faculty’s Earn-outs in Agreements guideline, David Petrie speaking at The Future of Capital Markets Regulation Summit 2023 last month, and news of The Corporate Finance Faculty Annual Reception on 9 November.
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Practical guidance

Read the Corporate Finance Faculty's good practice guidelines on capital markets and related areas.
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Financial due diligence
  • Report
  • 23 Oct 2024
This guideline explores the what, why, who and how of performing effective financial due diligence (FDD) and the outcomes it should achieve. It considers how FDD interacts with other areas of due diligence and how today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, including AI, is reshaping the FDD process.
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Exclusive Debt for deals
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 26 Oct 2018
Debt for deals outlines the main features of the UK’s debt market, explores how it has developed since the start of the financial crisis in 2008 and offers guidance to corporate finance advisers and company executives on how to access the right debt finance for deals.
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The Business Finance Guide
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 24 Mar 2021
This independent guide draws on the expertise of partners from across the finance industry and business community to provide information on the financing options that may be available to entrepreneurs, startups and businesses at every stage of development.
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National Security and Investment
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 03 Dec 2024
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 strengthens the government’s powers to call in and scrutinise transactions on grounds of national security. The legislation commenced on 4 January 2022. The ‘call-in power’ may be used in relation to transactions that took place on or after 12 November 2020.
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