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Capital markets and investment

Accessing global equity and debt, IPOs, infrastructure and project finance.
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Tough times for fundraising

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?

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2026 six months in: international insights
  • Article
  • 14 Jul 2026
ICAEW offers insights into the key issues facing members around the world, from the growing demand for international expertise in China to the mandating of climate-related financial disclosures in Australia.
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Exclusive Insight: Swimming in a new pond
  • Article
  • 01 Jul 2026
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A year ago, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) created the new PISCES regulatory framework, which enables private companies to trade their shares on a secondary market as an alternative to full listing. Charlotte Hamilton of Burges Salmon looks at its progress.
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Exclusive Simply capital
  • Article
  • 01 Jun 2026
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The FCA and the Takeover Panel have introduced changes to regulations around UK capital markets over the last year aimed at providing easier, faster and more efficient access to capital. Will these changes alone significantly change the prospects for UK capital markets?
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Exclusive Cover story: Sequel opportunities
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  • 01 Jun 2026
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Flush with money to invest, private equity firms are increasingly seeking out targets on the public markets. David Prosser asks whether private ownership is a logical plot development for many listed companies.
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On the road again?
  • Article
  • 01 May 2026
It started as a charitable organisation, went private in 1999, became PE-owned in 2004, listed in 2014, and reverted to PE ownership in 2021. Is The AA now heading to a new home?
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Cover story: carving out beauty
  • Article
  • 30 Mar 2026
With activist investors pushing corporates for more focus, and falling interest rates making valuations more appealing to buyers, carve-outs are firmly on the agenda. But the process is far from simple, says Jason Sinclair.
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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, Issue 71
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 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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Debt for deals, Issue 67
  • 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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Business Finance Guide
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 17 Mar 2025
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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