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For owners of SME businesses looking to realise the value that they have built up in the Company over many years, there were traditionally two option...

In the recent case raised by the former owners of department store chain McEwens of Perth against The Royal Bank of Scotland plc.

This month, MJ Hudson celebrated its 10th birthday.

Most people would agree that coming into a significant sum of money is a nice problem to have. Wealth, after all, opens up a multitude of enviable possibilities

Competitive bidding processes, once the preserve of big buyouts, are now a feature of M&A transactions of all sizes.

Macfarlanes and PwC explore the evolving opportunistic credit market, examining how investors navigate competitive financing landscapes, identify investable opportunities amid sector-specific stress, and deploy sophisticated structuring tools to protect downside risk. The discussion reveals critical insights on pricing discipline, early intervention strategies, and the expanding toolkit available to credit investors managing complex situations.

A company that has rapidly reached exit stage may have received investment from a number of different sources and will often have a wide shareholder base comprising friends and family...

I recently spoke on a webinar on the topic of how business owners can increase the chances of improving their valuation multiple. As a follow up to a previous article on is this a buyers or sellers market...

Historically, hurdles have not been nearly as ubiquitous among VC funds compared to buyout funds.

Whether you're a private equity executive or trade buyer, on the buy-side or sell-side, in the context of an M&A transaction it is critical to understand the expectations and concerns of a target company's management team.

For all the apparently bad news, there is evidence of innovation. Sir Robert points to his old workplace: "The nearly £300 million phase 4 development currently under construction at UCLH

Although a volatile economic environment anything is far from certain, this landscape could lead to the greater use of VIMBOs in the near future...

Buy-and-build remains one of the most popular value-creation strategies in the UK mid-market. A sponsor or management team acquires a platform business and then grows it through a programme of bolt-on acquisitions, consolidating a fragmented sector and, ideally, achieving multiple arbitrage along the way.

The most important factor in a management buyout is an experienced and highly motivated management team.

It's a new era in the global industry of Venture Capital in Europe.

The uncertainty and disruption stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to have a significant impact on European private equity markets.

Reflective of wider global trends, the European alternative investments industry continues to grow and attract investors.

FCA Indicates That It Will Act Proportionately In Taking Enforcement Action Against Firms Not Fully MiFID II Compliant by 3 January 2018

On 16 May 2014, the Listing Rules are changing to incorporate new provisions applicable to premium listed companies which have or gain a controlling shareholder.