Carrying out financial, tax, vendor, commercial and operational due diligence.
Cyber security is an ever-increasing issue for businesses. Following the launch of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty’s guide on cyber security in M&A, Marc Mullen looks at where advisers can help.
Will the growing enthusiasm for employee ownership trusts be damped down by new legislation? David Prosser reports on the hopes and fears of those in the know.
Control of industrial assets and greening of old industry are two of the many drivers for M&A in the industrial sector. Jason Sinclair looks at recent transactions.
Shaun Grady, head of business development, and Adam Wyon, head of corporate finance at AstraZeneca, speak to Marc Mullen about doing deals to help transform a global pharma business.
Corporate finance professionals are no strangers to the pressures of work. However, firms are increasingly turning the spotlight on staff well-being.
Investable businesses increasingly have to demonstrate their ESG credentials, but are firms actually delivering on their green commitments?
Earn-out clauses now feature in more than one in four European M&A transactions, as David Prosser reports.
When you ask, everyone says they have a full pipeline of deals. But with a weighting towards the lower mid-market, the corporate finance community in Wales is one of the few regions of the UK that really has seen an uptick in deals completed this year. Andy Thomson reports.
COVID-19 made life challenging for business – and for advisers – but it’s also provided an opportunity to fully test the benefits of virtual due diligence: video calls; drone technology; online meetings; and collaboration tools. Data analytic tools have become even more important. Vicky Meek reports.
As the UK government pours money into saving businesses, and sustainability, purpose and ESG compete for importance, columnist Jon Moulton can see a source of cost-cutting
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in corporate decision-making, investment and M&A. Last year, the faculty’s Shaun Beaney and Rosanna Woods of Drooms co-authored the AI in Corporate Advisory research report. This was followed in May by an evidence meeting held by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG-AI), hosted remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The Corporate Finance Faculty and Drooms have published the world’s first research about the role of artificial intelligence in deals.
This guideline addresses the principal considerations in the completion process. It compares and contrasts the mechanisms used to establish the final equity value in deals. It also provides commentary on common areas of dispute, together with mitigating actions.
This 2nd edition is a practical guide to financial modelling in a corporate finance transaction context. That rider is important. The guide is aimed at corporate financiers and modellers who need to prepare, use or review financial models for deals; it is not aimed at financial modellers who need to develop their understanding of corporate finance.