An independent business for 200 years, Hill & Smith, a provider of solutions to the infrastructure and built environment sectors, received the much-coveted corporate development award at last year’s Annual Reception. Marc Mullen talks to Joel Whitehouse, group head of corporate development at Hill & Smith, about its M&A strategy.
The resource-rich Middle East has long been attractive to investors, but energy transition is now putting M&A activity in the fast lane, as Jason Sinclair reports.
Corporate finance advisory has not been the top priority area for UK regulators’ oversight of anti-money laundering controls and process, in no small part due to the diligence of corporate finance firms. But that is changing as policymakers clamp down on financial crime.
A new experience every day and always learning is what drives Lucy McKelvey, associate director in EY’s energy and infrastructure corporate finance team.
Addressing the UK’s infrastructure challenge is a key plank of the new government’s strategy. But will the £7.3bn allocated to the UK Infrastructure Bank, which has become the National Wealth Fund, be enough – and will it deliver?
Investment in infrastructure is vital for the UK to remain competitive. Jason Sinclair examines government initiatives and speaks to infra advisers about where they expect the deals to be.
Having left the EU – and with it the capital investment from the European Investment Bank – the UK needs to forge its own way in infrastructure investment. Marc Mullen speaks to UK Infrastructure Bank CEO John Flint about net zero, levelling up and attracting bankers to Leeds.
At the end of last year, there were 95 active sovereign wealth funds managing a combined $9trn of assets worldwide – an 8% increase on 2019. They make large investments in tech, services and life sciences, and they’re UK targeting trophy assets. David Prosser reports.
The UK government replaced its Industrial Strategy with a Plan for Growth in March 2021. If the UK is to Build Back Better this plan needs long-term, consistent investment into research and innovation, argues Shaun Beaney.
With £12bn at its disposal, has the newly founded UK Infrastructure Bank got what it takes to be a success and fit into the country’s wider investment landscape? Nicholas Neveling reports.
