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Since early May, leading equity markets have tried and failed several times to overcome their recent highs.

Head of UK Client Services, Nick Bland talks to The Drawdown to discuss his move from Deutsche Bank and the trend of consolidation within the fund administration sector. *

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023 profoundly changed the market for venture debt - and start-up funding more broadly. Whilst many had dire predictions about how the bank's demise...

Global equities continued to advance over the month, despite some economic crosscurrents that made the Oil and Mining sectors particularly volatile. The fears of a US slowdown driven by the housing market were somewhat alleviated by the ongoing weakness in the oil price as inventories rose and the risk of disruption from hurricanes or Middle East tensions faded into the background.

For much of 2005, we drew attention to the fact that, while corporate war chests have been swollen by a combination of soaring profits, companies were reluctant to reinvest in new plant, preferring instead to make share buybacks and acquisitions, and we believed that this would act as a major support to global markets.

A lender looking to provide finance to a borrower will always want to ensure that it has an adequate security package to allow them (in the event that things take a turn for the worse)...

Two recent Technology and Construction Court decisions clarify when contractual terms may override statutory interest on late payments under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998, stressing fair negotiation.

Despite concerns over some macroeconomic indicators, strategic acquirers, fuelled by strong corporate profits and aggressive private equity buyers, continue to propel the M&A market.

Use share capital as a tool to raise funds and grow your business without increasing debt.

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...

The global economy has faced one its periodic growth scares in the last few months. All the classic signs are present.

As featured in our Autumn/Winter 2023 Political Risk Index, find out more about the alarming implications for political stability due to the current emerging market debt crisis.

Paul Saunders of Lloyds TSB discusses what serial consolidators are up to in the recruitment sector and his thoughts for the future in light of the credit crunch.

Some areas within consumer-linked debt are under pressure, but certain pockets of the market remain attractive.

Against the backdrop of an unstable interest rate environment, with valuation challenges and subdued M&A / IPO activity, hybrid capital solutions have gained popularity.

Late payment has long been a persistent challenge facing UK businesses. For SMEs especially, delayed payments create cash flow pressures that can restrict growth, limit investment and, in some cases, threaten long-term viability.

On 25 June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the "Bill") received Royal Assent and on 26 June 2020 CIGA came into force.