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Insight: debt financing
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- 11 Oct 2024
Soaring inflation and the rapid rise in interest rates delivered a major blow to M&A deals, increasing the cost and reducing the debt finance that helps fuel them. But there are indications that better times lie ahead.
M&A in the auto industry
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- 14 Jul 2023
The switch from the internal combustion engine to EVs is a revolution for auto manufacturers and already stressed supply chains. What will it mean for investment and M&A in the sector? Jason Sinclair reports.
Roadshow: West Midlands
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- 14 Jul 2023
In the traditional industrial heartlands of the West Midlands, cutting-edge businesses have proved attractive amid this year’s tricky investment landscape. Andy Thomson gauges the temperature of the region’s deals market.
Tech and the future of M&A
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- 09 Jun 2023
Harnessing the opportunities technology offers M&A is a challenge. David Prosser speaks to advisers and investors about new technology and its impact on the future of dealmaking and execution.
The rise of private debt
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- 12 May 2023
Private debt is an asset class that’s risen meteorically – and looks set to grow further. But tough economic conditions and a flexible approach to covenants mean there may be challenges, too. With major flux in banking and lending markets, Andy Thomson looks at who will provide debt for mid-market deals.
Insight: venture debt funds
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- 12 May 2023
More common in the US, venture debt funds are being launched in Europe. David Prosser asks, is now their time?
Debt reset
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- 17 Feb 2023
Inflation and rising interest rates are reshaping the terms, pricing and availability of acquisition finance. But how will debt markets respond, given the growth of Europe’s private debt community over the past decade? Nicholas Neveling reports.
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Interest piques
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- 25 Nov 2022
Regulation, inflation, interest rates, and the battle over policy between the government and the Bank of England make for a tricky economic environment.
Access to finance: supporting small businesses
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- 19 Aug 2021
ICAEW’s Head of Corporate Finance, David Petrie, is joined by a panel of experts to discuss debt, equity and other funding options for small businesses in the light of government intervention as a consequence of the pandemic and the return to growth.
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What is the outlook for lenders during difficult times
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- 29 Dec 2020
Independent Growth Finance, an asset-based lender, has grown rapidly since its own buy-out in 2016. Marc Mullen spoke to CEO John Onslow and commercial director Matt Shepherd about the market and outlook given the times we are in, touching upon how IGF has coped with the COVID-19 crisis, Brexit and a breakdown of the team.
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