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Corporate Finance Faculty

Start-ups, scale-ups and venture capital

Attracting investment for start-ups and scale-ups, and case studies of high-growth companies.
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Jackie Bowie, managing partner and head of European business at Chatham Financial, a member of the Corporate Finance Faculty
Jackie Bowie on interest rates
  • Article
  • 10 Feb 2025
The outlook is positive for M&A, says Jackie Bowie, but interest rates need to continue on a downward trajectory – and no more shocks please.
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Insight: warranty and indemnity insurance
  • Article
  • 10 Feb 2025
M&A inherently has risks that investors want to mitigate through a deal process. It’s no surprise that warranty and indemnity insurance uptake is seeing an uptick.
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Trendwatch: utilities and resources M&A
  • Article
  • 10 Feb 2025
From water to energy, there’s a perfect storm driving M&A in the utilities and resources sector. Jason Sinclair looks at what’s in the pipeline.
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Long read: women in corporate finance
  • Article
  • 10 Feb 2025
Around the deal table, female representation among corporate financiers has historically been poor. Retaining women and promoting them into senior M&A advisory roles is a long-term mission – and a journey firms are still on.
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Analysis: investment in numbers
  • Article
  • 10 Dec 2024
Price multiples are on the rebound, but investment in early-stage businesses slows down.
Henry Whorwood Beauhurst head of research and consultancy ICAEW Corporate Financier opinion
Henry Whorwood on a new approach to VC
  • Article
  • 09 Jul 2024
Henry Whorwood of Beauhurst says resilient growth rather than growth at all costs might see a new approach to VC.
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Healthy outlook: life sciences M&A
  • Article
  • 10 May 2024
Dealmaking in the life sciences sector remains strong. David Prosser looks at patient capital investing in future patients.
Henry Whorwood is head of research and consultancy at Beauhurst, the data and analytics company with a focus on high growth companies and a member of the Corporate Finance Faculty
Henry Whorwood: Times are changing
  • Article
  • 12 Feb 2024
In tougher times for early-stage investing, Henry Whorwood of Beauhurst says it’s time to go even more counter-cyclical.
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Practical guidance

Read the Corporate Finance Faculty's good practice guidelines and technical releases on start-ups, venture capital and other aspects of corporate finance.
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AI in corporate finance
  • Hub page
  • 23 Sep 2024
The Corporate Finance Faculty have brought together insights and resources on how AI is being used in corporate finance to help you better understand the application benefits and risks, as well as the practical considerations as you begin to revolutionise how deals are done.
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Financial due diligence
  • Report
  • 22 Oct 2024
This guideline explores the what, why, who and how of performing effective financial due diligence (FDD) and the outcomes it should achieve. It considers how FDD interacts with other areas of due diligence and how today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, including AI, is reshaping the FDD process.
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The Business Finance Guide
  • Helpsheets and support
  • 01 Jun 2016
This independent guide draws on the expertise of partners from across the finance industry and business community to provide information on the financing options that may be available to entrepreneurs, startups and businesses at every stage of development.
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