The award-winning Corporate Financier magazine is published ten times a year for members, stakeholders and key associates of the Corporate Finance Faculty.
December 2023
The UK has huge demand for infrastructure investment, and in particular for energy transition, but how is it coping with inflationary pressures? We also look at why mid-market private equity firms are checking in on the travel sector, plus how to help female-founded businesses raise finance.
November 2023
IPOs have been thin on the ground, and London seems to be having a particularly tough time attracting companies to list – will regulatory reforms help, or are there more fundamental issues? In our annual look at the busiest mid-market buy-out firms, we look at who continues to invest in challenging conditions. And David Prosser looks at the rise and rise of employee ownership trusts as an exit option for owners.
October 2023
This month the Corporate Finance Faculty launches its guideline to earn-outs. We look at how they help get deals over the line; M&A in the mining sector; and corporate finance in Oxford. We also speak to BDO’s head of M&A Gurpal Ahluwalia about his new role and his previous life as a surgeon.
September 2023
As lending markets get tighter and the only certain thing on the horizon is uncertainty, advisers are sharpening their pencils to put a value on businesses. In this month’s cover story David Prosser looks at how sellers and buyers strike a price. Pharma, medical and biotech M&A is in the spotlight and we look at deals and the corporate finance network in the South West. We also profile the senior corporate finance professionals who became members of the faculty board this summer.
July/August 2023
Electrification is revolutionising the auto industry and its supply chains – Jason Sinclair looks at how M&A is helping reshape an industry that employs more than three quarters of a million people in the UK. The World Chess IPO is a welcome opening strategy for the Main Market, with the LSE suffering from a lack of listings. Andy Thomson looks at dealmaking in the heart of the country – the West Midlands. And dealmaking in the asset management sector is put under the spotlight.
June 2023
What is AI and tech bringing to the world of M&A? David Prosser looks at how corporate finance has changed already, and may change in the future. Gillian Sharman of LDC talks about her career in deal origination. We look at corporate finance advisory in the Middle East in the wake of the 2018 Abraaj collapse. And the Corporate Finance Faculty welcomes eight new board members.
May 2023
Our lead story this month is debt – a binary issue for deals when it is either there or it isn’t, and when it is the cost will impact pricing and valuations. Meera Shah and Anna-Louise Shipley of Buzzacott discuss diversity in corporate finance, and David Prosser puts the Manchester corporate finance network under the microscope.
April 2023
Hospitality has had a tough three years but with a focus on good customer service there are deals to be done. We take a look whether ESG-linked credit deals could encourage green habits with David Prosser. Nicholas Neveling looks at where the deals in Scotland’s major cities are and who’s advising. Gavin Quantock of KMPG shares his thoughts on security of supply and the next steps in the energy market.
March 2023
Times may be tough, but private equity-backed businesses are busy buying and building, in this edition we reveal the UK’s busiest deal doers. David Prosser takes a look at the first year of the National Security and Investment Act and the broad range of interventions. Jason Sinclair speaks to BGF and its advisers about the St Pierre Groupe deal.
The 25 years special Anniversary Reception speeches and prizes winners.
February 2023
In this issue Nicholas Neveling asks, as inflation and rising interest rates reshape acquisition finance, what will the effect on the private debt market be? HMT’s Wendy Hart reflects on her bold career choices and her move to the advisory boutique and David Prosser discovers why the future looks bright for the East of England.