Strategic Finance
Private equity risk does not deter FDs
CEOs and finance directors have a one in four chance of being sacked after being invested in by private equity firms.
 
Attracting analysts vital for hidden gems
A lack of analysis is keeping stock market gems down, according to a new Grant Thornton report.
 
Private equity IPOs outperform market
Research provides new evidence on the strong performance of private equity-backed IPOs.
 
Weak pound attracts foreign investors
The weakened pound looks set to increase the appeal of UK M&A from overseas investors.
 
CBI in private equity challenge
Private equity must prove its business model works now economic conditions have changed.
 
The gap between financial strategy and execution
Planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting are all part of the same process of managing performance, as Chris Field explains.
 
Boards expect no private equity growth
Executives believe the private equity market will remain stagnant over the next 12 months.
 
AIM struggles to raise funds
The value of funds raised on AIM dropped by more than 60 per cent in the first quarter of 2008.
 
Sainsbury’s in property joint venture
Sainsbury's has invested £273 million to create a 50:50 joint venture with British Land.
 
Taking a company private
From J Sainsbury and Cadbury Schweppes to Pizza Express and Debenhams, private equity firms have been snapping up publicly-listed companies in the UK at an unprecedented rate.
 
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