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5 tips when seeking Private Equity Investment

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Claire Tourret

There is a surplus of Private Equity money chasing too few genuinely good investment prospects. As such, if you are the right company, now is a great time to get the correct financial backing. However, when seeking investment there are …

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Private equity’s embrace of ESG

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Claire Tourret

Valentina Falicheva analyses why private equity houses are increasingly considering ESG factors when making investment decisions and writes about the latest trends in the climate tech investments in a recent article with Environmental Finance. She also considers the importance of …

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The importance of resisting the lure of a standardised approach to ESG-reporting

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Molly Jones

As governments set their own environmental goals, companies follow suit with ambitious and headline-grabbing targets for achieving, among other things, net-zero emissions. But what are companies actually required to do in terms of reporting climate targets? And why should they …

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The impact of the FCA climate-related disclosure rules on funds and investors

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Molly Jones

The FCA has been considering the implementation of new climate-related disclosure rules for asset managers and some other FCA-regulated firms. Valentina Falicheva, an associate in our Corporate and Commercial team discusses the proposals, what the new rules mean in practice …

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Financial Services Winter update 2021

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Molly Jones

Private Equity disputes – Clawing their way back? The post-Covid economic recovery has seen high levels of M & A activity, with private equity firms eager to deploy funds following a muted 2020. Nichola Leach discussed whether this is likely to lead to an …

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How can I help my children buy a house?

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Molly Jones

The Bank of Mum and Dad supported more than half of first-time buyers under the age of 35 in 2020 and is the sixth largest lender in the UK. The average amount provided by the Bank of Mum and Dad …

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When the subsidies move out, private equity moves in

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

Governments are running out of money. There is no magic money tree, and it is obvious that soon the support that has been provided to prop up struggling businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic will start to taper away. Businesses that …

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Why private equity should not be feared

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Alice Heathfield

Watching the actor playing Stewy in HBO’s hit Succession do his vaudeville villain act, I was moved to remark to my partner that not all who work in private equity are like that. While it is true that there are instances that …

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Cov-lite covenants leading to disputes between borrowers and lenders

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Darren Butt

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that many businesses are needing to take on additional debt. Some have been attempting to take advantage of looser Cov-lite loan provisions to transfer assets into subsidiaries out of reach of lenders and then use …

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Top 5 tips for successful Private Equity investment

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

In this short video Ragavan Arunachalam provides a detailed overview of how to make a successful private equity investment. If you have been interested in investing in privately owned companies, but have been put off by the less than transparent …

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