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.
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The rise of private debt
News and views
May 2023
Secure your place at Liverpool’s second Innovation Investment Summit, plus two new representatives join the faculty’s Middle East panel.
The lowdown on L’Oréal
In April, L‘Oréal bought Aesop, its biggest acquisition in decades. What does this mean for the French cosmetics giant’s strategy?
Read moreJon Moulton: Politically exposed
Voluntary work may be rewarded with a title. Jon Moulton did the time, but feels it’s being treated like a crime.
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Insight: infrastructure
Innovation and sustainable recovery
Future advisory professionals
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Meritocracy challenge
Meera Shah and Anna-Louise Shipley, senior corporate financiers at Buzzacott, discuss the challenges of their multi-pronged approach to encouraging diversity.
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Heat of the deal
RSM corporate finance partner Steve Hubbard talks about his role in the sale of Heatmiser to FTSE 250-listed IMI, a complex multi-jurisdictional transaction.
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Eyes on the prize
Eleanor Lothian, now a manager at Price Bailey, on how having longer-term views has helped her develop her career, and why the ACA has set her in good stead.
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