The award-winning Corporate Financier magazine is published ten times a year for members, stakeholders and key associates of the Corporate Finance Faculty.
December 2025
This month, we look at the rebound in global IPO markets, with signs that London listings could be poised for a comeback. We delve into what’s fueling a surge in deals among UK education providers, and hear insights from female corporate lawyers on equality within M&A advisory.
November 2025
This month, we explore why private equity firms are turning to continuation funds to stay on the path to profit – is this a sign of a struggling model or pragmatic change? Discover insights from Corporate Finance Faculty board members on the future of UK M&A. Plus, we spotlight Liverpool's life sciences and technology revolution.
October 2025
In this month's Corporate Financier the ever-increasing demand for commercial due diligence in an M&A world of risk mitigation is our cover story. We look at the journey Mobeus and Active Travel Group have been on, refinements to the National Security and Investment Act, cyber attacks in a deal context, and private equity investment in financial and professional services.
September 2025
DEI initiatives are being challenged in the US – this month we look at what that means for UK private equity. We look at the drivers for niche manufacturing M&A and the deals landscape in the Middle East, while Sylvia Rindone details her journey to head of transactions at EY.
July/August 2025
This month we look at the challenges facing supply chains and the impact on deals. Plus: why accelerated M&A requires a different mindset; how a world in flux is affecting valuations; an in-depth look at MHA’s AIM listing; and RVE’s Tom Lethaby on the sale of a water services business to an EOT.
June 2025
This month we look at how companies are gaining liquidity through secondary share sales. Plus: what's on the horizon for agriculture; making deals in the West Midlands; Nick Thompson on his meteoric rise at MKS, and Matt Williams of Corbett Keeling on swapping rugby boots for M&A.
May 2025
In this month’s Corporate Financier, we reveal the mid-market firms busiest in buyouts, take the temperature of debt markets and look at M&A in the fashion sector. We also examine the latest investment in a British institution - amplifier business Marshall Group - by Chinese private equity.
April 2025
This month we look at co-investments and their deployment in the mid-market. EY’s Lucy McKelvey talks about her career and Andrew Frame of Grant Thornton discusses a complex trade sale. Plus: 3i’s €145m investment in WaterWipes, and why interest in M&A across the accountancy profession is so high.
March 2025
This month we look at life sciences M&A – will 2025 see a pick-up? Plus: Pearson’s Sally Johnson on the education company’s approach to M&A; Tom Rowe-Jones of LAVA Advisory Partners on the challenges of advising in an accountancy firm takeover; and private equity investment in Scotland.
February 2025
This month we look at the progress women have made in M&A advisory. Plus: utilities are facing challenges, many of their own making, so what does that mean for dealmaking? And EOTs are an increasingly popular exit route – what are the responsibilities of the trustees?